Use the distributive property to expand the linear expression.

Question

3(4x + 3)
Responses

A 3/4

B 12x + 6

C 12x + 9

D -3/4
pick the correct answer you have to pick one

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) 12x + 6.

To use the distributive property to expand the expression 3(4x + 3), you need to multiply each term inside the parentheses by 3.

3(4x) = 12x
3(3) = 9

Therefore, the expanded form of the expression is 12x + 9 which corresponds to option C).