document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106364>Question 106364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the distributive property of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+2+5x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2+5x--------------------------it's 3x+5x or x(3+5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distributive law states that a(b+c)=ab+ac.  Now lets look at your problem and re-write it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2+5x=x*3+x*5+2 or x(3+5)+2 or 8x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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