Question

DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY Use the distributive property to rewrite the expression without parentheses. $$ 3(x+4) $$

Short answer

The expression without the parentheses is \(3x + 12\).

Step-by-step solution

Identify and Apply the Distributive Property

We need to multiply both terms inside the parentheses by the number outside the parentheses. That means, multiply \(3\) by \(x\) and \(3\) by \(4\).

Multiply the terms

After applying the distributive property, we get \(3x + 12\) as the re-written expression