the distributive property can be defined as simply multiplying the inside numbers of a perentheses set by the number (or variable) directly outside of it
i.e.
[tex]2(x + y)[/tex]
[tex]2x + 2y[/tex]
if this is so, then we can see only one of the equations fits this description
[tex]answer = 3rd \: option[/tex]
