Question

Find the product.
3(m + n)

Answer 1

You multiply 3 by both m and n.
You get 3m+3n

Answer 2

`3m+3n`

Explanation:

The distributive property is defined as the multiplication of a number by a sum is equal to the sum of the multiplications of that number by each of the addends:

`(a+b)c=ac+bc`

Using the previous property:

`3(m+n)=(3*m)+(3*n)=3m+3n`