SOLUTION: Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the following expression. Then simplify your result if possible. 3(x + 4)

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Question 76962: Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the following expression. Then simplify your result if possible.
3(x + 4)
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3(x + 4)[multiply 3 by each and every term within the parenthesis]
(3*x)+(3*4)
3x+12