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Question 389221: I need step by step dircetions on how you came about he anwser to this problem so I have a guide for future problems.
Thank you so much for your help,
Joseph Gray
Explain the distributive property, and use it to rewrite the expression.
9(3x+8y)
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

  9(3x+8y)

You take what's just left of the parentheses, which is 9,
and multiply it by the first term inside the parentheses, 3x.

When you do that you multiply the 9 by the 3, getting 27. Then
you write the x beside that.  You get 27x.

Then you take what's just left of the parentheses again, which is 9,
but this time you multiply it by the second term inside the parentheses,
which is +8y.

When you do that you multiply the 9 by the +8, getting +72. Then
you write the y besides that. You get +72y.

So you end up with

27x + 72y.

Edwin