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You don't use distributive property because there is no need to because there is no variable
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True actually
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But I'm fairly certain that doesn't apply here. From what I know, you just do the math. I bet the OP tried to write fancier than he meant it to be.
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I don't know. I saw the 2 next to the parenthesis and thought about distributive property
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Hmm.. I guess we won't know until I learn that in 9th grade math. Two more tears to go. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Wait, what math are you taking?