Simplify 1/3(12d+e)

$\frac{1}{3} (12 d + e)$

Step 1

Apply the distributive property.

$\frac{1}{3} (12 d) + \frac{1}{3} e$

Step 2

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

Factor $3$ out of $12 d$ .

$\frac{1}{3} (3 (4 d)) + \frac{1}{3} e$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{1}{3} (3 (4 d)) + \frac{1}{3} e$

Rewrite the expression.

$4 d + \frac{1}{3} e$

$4 d + \frac{1}{3} e$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{1}{3}$ and $e$ .

$4 d + \frac{e}{3}$

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