Question

question
distribute $2(8 + 6x)$.

Explanation:

Step1: Apply distributive property

The distributive property states that \( a(b + c)=ab+ac \). Here, \( a = 2 \), \( b = 8 \) and \( c=6x \). So we multiply 2 with 8 and 2 with \( 6x \) separately.
\( 2\times8+2\times6x \)

Step2: Calculate the products

Calculate \( 2\times8 = 16 \) and \( 2\times6x=12x \).
So the expression becomes \( 16 + 12x \).

Answer:

\( 16 + 12x \)