Question

Use the distributive property to simplify the algebraic expression. 2(n - 6)

Answer 1

Distributive propoerty
a(b-c)=ab-ac
so
2(n-6)=2(n)-2(6)=2n-12

Answer 2

The answer is 2n - 12, because you multiply 2 by the stuff on the inside of the parenthesis