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Simplifying Inventory Formulations Using the Distributive Property
An inventory supervisor is configuring an automated tracking spreadsheet for a shipping department. The total weight of a shipment consisting of 6 identical cargo crates is modeled by the expression , where represents the base weight of the equipment inside each crate and 7 represents the weight of the protective packaging in kilograms.
To optimize the spreadsheet's formula, the supervisor must recall how the Distributive Property is applied to this algebraic expression.
Explain how the Distributive Property is used to simplify the expression . In your explanation, identify the two individual terms that result from distributing the multiplier, and state the final simplified algebraic expression.
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