Use the distributive property of multiplication to evaluate 2(3 – 1). Show your work in your answer.

12

Step-by-step explanation:

2(3 - 1)

multiply each number inside the brackets by 2:

2(3 -1)

18 - 6

solve:

18 - 6

= 12

i need the options

step-by-step explanation:

answer: first option i.e. 'a' is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

number of minutes to wrap a small gift box = 4 minutes

we need to find the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes

since there is a direct variation, as the number of minutes will increase with   number of gifts to be wrapped.

so, let the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes be x.

so, it becomes,

hence, first option 'a'   is correct.