Question

A student rewrote 4(3x+10) as 12x+10 what’s the erro
Need help plz

Answer 1

he distributed incorrectly. the correct answer is 12x + 40

Explanation:

so you have to multiply 4×3x and 4×10

4×3x=12x

4×10=40

so 12x + 40

Answer 2

12x+40

Explanation:

when distributing, you have to multiply all numbers in the parentheses by the variable outside the parentheses