Question

which property would you use to simplify the following expression? 6(y + 2) distributive property commutative property multiplication property of zero associative property

Explanation:

The expression $6(y + 2)$ has a term multiplied by a sum. The Distributive Property allows us to expand this by multiplying the outer term with each term inside the parentheses, which simplifies the expression. The other properties do not apply here: Commutative deals with order of operations, Multiplication Property of Zero involves zero products, and Associative deals with grouping of terms.

Answer:

Distributive Property