What does this EQUAL?

Expression: 4(4xsquared3y)


1. First simplify the expression, anything squared is equal to the same expression, to the second power (^(2)).

4( 4x^(2) * 3y )

2. Further simplify by multiplying the two expressions in the barackets.

4(12x^(2)y)

3. Again remove the brackets by multiplying the external 4, by what is in the brackets.

48 (x^2)y

ANSWER: 48 (x^2)y

48x²y

4 * (4x² * 3y) = 16x² * 3y

16x^2 * 12y

4[4x^2(3y)]
= 4*4x^2(3y)
= 16x^2(3y)
= 48x^2y

4 × (4x² × 3y)
= 16x² × 3y
= 48 x² y
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16*x^2 *3*y

48(x^2)y

4*4*3 = 48
then just multiply by the variables

Since multiplication is a shorthand way of doing many additions, the correct answer is (16x^2)(12y). () added for clarity.

Suppose we substitute apple for x^2 and orange for y

4 times 4 apple 3 orange

doing it as addition:

4 apple 3 orange
+4 apple 3 orange
+4 apple 3 orange
+4 apple 3 orange
=16 apple 12 orange

16x²3y
the 4 is not distributive