# 48÷2(9+3)=?

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> [@Zo6 crash](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zo6-crash/41199/11):
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> You need to work out what is inside the parentheses first THEN multiply.

Wrong

> The Distributive Property in ALgebra:

> The Distributive Property is handy to help you get rid of parentheses.

> a(b + c) = ab + ac

> To multiply in algebra, you’ll use the distributive law:  
> 3x(x+4)  
> = 3x(x) + 3x(4)  
> =3x2+12x

> You can use the distributive Property to multiply a polynomial by a monomial. You will expand the product of the monomial and polynomial. You can use the distributive property to divide a polynomial by a monomial. Each term is divided by the monomial. You can also use the distributive property to find the product of binomials - as shown:

> (x + y)(x + 2y)  
> =(x + y)x + (x + y)(2y)  
> =x2+xy +2xy 2y2  
> =x2 + 3xy +2y2

> Let’s try one more:  
> 2y(y-3)-3y(y+2)  
> =2y2-6y-3y2-6y  
> =-y2-12y

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