SOLUTION: Im having problems understanding the distributive property.... its problems like this that i cant understand no matter what i do... i keep getting them wrong. 4(6 + 8) + 2

Question 154931: Im having problems understanding the distributive property....
its problems like this that i cant understand no matter what i do...
i keep getting them wrong.
4(6 + 8) + 2 (9 - 7)
thanks bunches
-Lizzy

Found 2 solutions by stanbon, scott8148:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4(6 + 8) + 2 (9 - 7)
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= 4*6 + 4*8 + 2*9 - 2*7
= 24 + 32 + 18 - 14
= 60
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when a multi-term quantity in parentheses is multiplied by by another quantity
__ the multiplication is "distributed" over ALL the terms

ex. a(x+y-z)= ax+ay-az

ex. (a+b)(x+y-z)=ax+ay-az+bx+by-bz

4(6 + 8) + 2 (9 - 7)=4*6 + 4*8 + 2*9 -2*7=24+32+18-14=60
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