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First of all, whenever you have something of the form a(b+c), you can multiply the number outside the parentheses with those inside (Distributive Property); in other words, a(b + c) = ab + ac. Therefore, in this problem,
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Now, we can simply add up like terms:
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Thus, the simplified version of the expression is . Let me know if you need additional clarification. =)
