Question

who is correct and why? amber & stacy will use the distributive property to simplify 3(x+2). ambers answer: 3(x+2) = 3x +2 . stacys answer: 3(x+2) = 3x +6

Answer 1

The distributive property: a(b + c) = ab +ac

3(x + 2) = 3 · x + 3 · 2 = 3x + 6

Answer: Stacy is correct.