document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973615>Question 973615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you get the answer 3(x+2y) when the expression is 3x+6y: use the distributive property     This is pre-algebra </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Named the 'Distributive Property (sometimes referred to as the distributive law) because in essence, you are distributing something as you separate or break it into parts. The distributive property makes numbers easier to work with. In algebra when we use the distributive property, we're expanding (distributing).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since you got expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B6y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B6y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, that is all you need to do\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28x%2B2y%29+=3x%2B6y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28x%2B2y%29+=3x%2B6y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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