(
x
+
4
)
(
x
+
3
)
3 steps
Expand the expression
Apply the
Distributive Property
x
(
x
+
3
)
+
4
(
x
+
3
)
Apply the
Distributive Property
Apply the
Distributive Property
x
×
x
+
x
×
3
+
4
(
x
+
3
)
Apply the
Distributive Property
x
×
x
+
x
×
3
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
Apply the
Distributive Property
x
×
x
+
x
×
3
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
x
×
x
+
x
×
3
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
2 steps
Mutiply
Multiply the
monomials
x
2
+
x
×
3
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
Multiply the
monomials
x
2
+
3
x
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
Multiply the
monomials
x
2
+
3
x
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
x
2
+
3
x
+
4
x
+
4
×
3
Calculate
Calculate the product or quotient
x
2
+
3
x
+
4
x
+
12
x
2
+
3
x
+
4
x
+
12
3 steps
Combine like terms
Reorder and gather like terms
x
2
+
(
3
x
+
4
x
)
+
12
Collect coefficients of like terms
Collect coefficients of like terms
x
2
+
(
3
+
4
)
×
x
+
12
Calculate the sum or difference
x
2
+
7
x
+
12
Calculate the sum or difference
x
2
+
7
x
+
12
x
2
+
7
x
+
12
Answer
x
2
+
7
x
+
12