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The distributive property says that a(b+c) = ab +ac. The "a" out front multiplies everything inside the parentheses, so you can "distribute" it onto the "b" and the "c".

For example, 2x(x+3) = 2x(x) + 2x(3) = 2x2 + 6x

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