Answer
$7+7y$
Work Step by Step
The distributive law states that $a(b+c)=ab+ac$ (for real numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$). That is, the product of a number and a sum can be written as two products.
Therefore, $7(1+y)=7(1)+7(y)=7+7y$.
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Concepts & Applications (6th Edition)
by Bittinger, Marvin L.; Ellenbogen, David J.; Johnson, Barbara L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32184-874-8
ISBN 13:
978-0-32184-874-1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Algebraic Expressions - 1.2 The Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws - 1.2 Exercise Set - Page 17: 64
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