2. Simplify the following problem using the distributive property:. Show each step in your calculation. Justify each of your steps using number properties.

First you need to look at the numbers in the (). Then the number outside the (). Then you use the number outside and multiply it by the first number. Example: 5 (6m+7) 5 times 6m = 30m. Then you use the outside number again and use it on the next number. 5 times 7 = 35. Then you have 30m+35 without () and the outside number no longer exists.