Question Solve for $x$ in the equation $2(2.25 x + 8) = ?$ .

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STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The expression to simplify is $2(2.25x + 8)$ .
2. We will use the distributive property to simplify the expression.

STEP 2

Apply the distributive property, which states that $a(b+c) = ab + ac$ , to the given expression.
$2(2.25x + 8) = 2 \cdot 2.25x + 2 \cdot 8$

STEP 3

Multiply the terms inside the parentheses by 2.
$2 \cdot 2.25x = 4.5x$ $2 \cdot 8 = 16$

STEP 4

Combine the results of the multiplication to get the simplified expression.
$4.5x + 16$
The simplified expression is $4.5x + 16$ .

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