Use the distributive property to create an equivalent expression to 42 + 6x

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Hey there!
The distributive property is defined as:
a(b+c) = ab+ac.
Since a is being multiplied by b and c, it's a common factor. In this situation, our common factor is 6, as it goes into 6x and 42. So, we have:
6(7 + x)
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