SOLUTION: How to use the distributive property to write an equivalent algebraic expression?

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Question 922579: How to use the distributive property to write an equivalent algebraic expression?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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the distributive property states:
a%2A%28b%2Bc%29+=+%28a%2Ab%29+%2B+%28a%2Ac%29+=+ab+%2B+ac
the common multiplier a multiplies each term within the parentheses %28b%2Bc%29
example:
to 6%28n%2B5%29 an equivalent algebraic expression will be 6n+%2B+30
or
to -2%28k%2B8%29an equivalent algebraic expression will be -2k+-16