Question

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression for 9(x+5)

Answer 1

9(x) plus 9(5) hope this helps :)

Answer 2

To use the distributive property, multiply the number or variable on the outside of the parentheses by each of the items inside of the parentheses...

9(x + 5) =
9*x + 9*5 =
9x + 45