Rewrite each expression using the distributive property and simplify, if possible. See Example 7. 2(m + p)

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Identify the distributive property formula: $a(b + c) = ab + ac$. This means you multiply the term outside the parentheses by each term inside the parentheses.

Apply the distributive property to the expression $2(m + p)$ by multiplying 2 by each term inside the parentheses separately.

Multiply 2 by $m$ to get $2 \times m = 2m$.

Multiply 2 by $p$ to get $2 \times p = 2p$.

Write the simplified expression by combining the two products: $2m + 2p$.

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