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In this problem, we're being asked to simplify the given expression.
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So we have the quantity of a plus 7 getting multiplied by x.
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And just like the directions say, we're going to do this by using the distributed property.
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So that means we have to take the term outside our parentheses, the x.
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And we have to multiply it by both terms inside the preface.
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So first, we're going to take x and multiply it by a.
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And then we're going to take x and multiply it by 7.
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So now let's go ahead and multiply it.
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So first, we have x times a...