use the distributive property to write the next step in simplifying the numerical expression. use the asterisk symbol (*) to represent multiplication. Do not multiply factors fully and do not use spaces

use the distributive property to write the next step in simplifying the numerical expression use the asterisk symbol to represent multiplication Do not multiply class=

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Given:

[tex]7(x+7)[/tex]

The next step to simplify this expression is to distribute the multiplication on the parentheses term. This means that you have to multiply each term inside the parentheses by 7

[tex]7(x+7)=7\cdot x+7\cdot7=7x+49[/tex]