SOLUTION: what is the distributive property of 3x+2+5x

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Question 106364: what is the distributive property of
3x+2+5x
Answer by ptaylor(2198) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the distributive property of
3x+2+5x--------------------------it's 3x+5x or x(3+5)

The distributive law states that a(b+c)=ab+ac. Now lets look at your problem and re-write it:
3x+2+5x=x*3+x*5+2 or x(3+5)+2 or 8x+2

Hope this helps---ptaylor