If two cylinders are measured proportionally to the other based on radius and height of each cylinder, we look at the proportional equality of the ratio of the radius and height of one cylinder to the other. If one cylinder for example has ratio of radius and height =2/4 then it is proportional to the other cylinder with ratio 1/2
When Gio applies the distributive property, the equation above is the result. Naturally, I look at the 1st parenthesis I see and start the 1st distributive property there first. The 2nd distributive property would be the other parenthesis where you multiply by -1, so you would get 8x + 6 + 4 = 3x - 2x - 4