Question

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writing use the distributive property to solve the equation below. use pencil and paper. describe what it means to distribute the 3 to each term inside the parentheses.
3(m + 3)=33
the solution of the equation is
(type the value of m.)

Explanation:

Step1: Apply distributive property

$3(m + 3)=3\times m+3\times3 = 3m+9$
So the equation becomes $3m + 9=33$.

Step2: Subtract 9 from both sides

$3m+9 - 9=33 - 9$
$3m=24$

Step3: Divide both sides by 3

$\frac{3m}{3}=\frac{24}{3}$
$m = 8$

Answer:

$8$