Answer:
Commutative Property of Addition: to change the order of numbers in an addition or multiplication operation does not change the sum or the product.
New expression with property used: 5(2j + j + 3)
Combine like terms: when combining like terms, add their coefficients
The like terms are 2j and j. Add their coefficients: 2 + 1 = 3, which means that the combination of like terms is 3j.
New expression with property used: 5(3j + 3)
Distributive Property of multiplication over addition: multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each added term by the number and then adding the products together.
So 5(3j + 3) = 5 · 3j + 5 · 3 = 15j + 15
New expression with property used: 15j + 15
