How do you solve #-3(6+3x)=-72# using the distributive property?

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How do you solve #-3(6+3x)=-72# using the distributive property?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-07T04:56:08

The distributive property is where the coefficient of a term, typically with parentheses and more than one term being added, gets multiplied to each term inside the parentheses:

#-3(6+3x)=-72#
#-3(6)-3(3x)=-72#

#-18-9x=-72#
#-9x=-54#
#x=6#

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