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Key Concept
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Distributive property
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For any real number a, b, c, a ( b + c ) = a b+ a c
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Key Concept
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Associative property of multiplication
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For any real number a, b, c, a ( b c ) = ( a b ) c
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$\"\"$ (Distributive Property: a (b + c ) = ab + ac )

$\"\"$ (Associative property: a (b c ) =( ab ) c )

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Distributive Property: a ( b + c ) = ab + ac )

$\"\"$ (Multiply the terms)

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The simplified expression is $\"\"$ .

\ Key Concept \	\ Distributive property \
\ For any real number a, b, c, a ( b + c ) = a b+ a c \

\ Key Concept \	\ Associative property of multiplication \
\ For any real number a, b, c, a ( b c ) = ( a b ) c \