Question

Use the distibutive property to simplify each expression

1. 8( x+4)

2. 12 -( x + 9)

Answer 1

1. Using the distributive property, we have:
8(x + 4) = 8*x + 8*4 = 8x + 32

2. Using the distributive property, we have:
12 - (x + 9) = 12 - x - 9 = (12 - 9) - x = 3 - x