While 4 (x+2) = 28, Becca wrote 4x+8=28. Which property did she use.

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Lilianna Heath

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While 4 (x+2) = 28, Becca wrote 4x+8=28. Which property did she use.

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Lucy Lyons · Answer 1

The answer is [ Distributive Property ]

The distributive property states that a (b + c) = ab + ac

What Becca did was use this rule to simplify the left side of the equation.

4 (x + 2) → (4 * x) + (4 * 2) → 4x + 8

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