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Properties of Real Numbers Use properties of real numbers to write the expression without parentheses. $$(3 a)(b+c-2 d)$$

          Properties of Real Numbers Use properties of real
numbers to write the expression without parentheses.
$$(3 a)(b+c-2 d)$$

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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Solved by Expert Georgiann Andersen

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First, we can distribute the 3a to each term inside the parentheses using the distributive property of multiplication over addition/subtraction: $$(3a)(b+c-2d) = 3ab + 3ac - 6ad$$ Show more…

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