Question

How would you distribute the 3 in the following expression using the distributive property:

3(4+6)

Answer 1

multiply the 3 to the 4 and the 6

Answer 2

multiply 3 by both numbers in the parenthesis (answer is 30)

Explanation:

3(4+6) you would do 3*4 and 3*6 so 12 and 18 add them you get 30