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

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  1. Analyze the given expressions.

    The original expression is 4(x+2)4(x+2).
    Becca rewrote it as 4x+84x+8.

  2. Identify the operation performed.

    To transform 4(x+2)4(x+2) into 4x+84x+8, the number 4 outside the parentheses was multiplied by each term inside the parentheses (xx and 2).

    4×x=4x4 \times x = 4x 4×2=84 \times 2 = 8

    Then these products were added together: 4x+84x+8.

  3. Name the property.

    This operation, where a factor outside parentheses is multiplied by each term inside the parentheses, is known as the Distributive Property.

    The property Becca used is the Distributive Property.

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