Use the distributive property to expand the linear expression.

3(4x + 3)

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To expand the linear expression 3(4x + 3) using the distributive property, you need to distribute the 3 to both terms inside the parentheses.

This results in:
3 * 4x + 3 * 3

Simplifying this further:
12x + 9

Therefore, the expanded form of the linear expression 3(4x + 3) is 12x + 9.