Question

1 2 ( 1 3 x + 1 6 y − 4 z ) Use the distributive property to simplify the following expression shown above.

Answer 1

Answer: Applying the distributive property, we get:

1(1x) + 1(3x) + 2(1y) - 2(4z)

= 4x + 2y - 8z

Therefore, the simplified expression is 4x + 2y - 8z.

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