How to solve the problem 6(a+4)=36 with the distributive property.

Question

Use algebra and the distributive property to solve the problem 6(a+4)=36.

Answer 1

Using distributive property, you multiply each element in the parenths by 6 to get

6*a + 6*4 = 36

= 6a + 24 = 36

Subtract 24 on both sides to get

6a = 12

Divide both sides by 6 to get

a = 2

Answer 2

Step by step answer is in below

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