What is the distributive property of 10x+12

I assume you’re asking how to use the distributive property to rewrite that expression. 10 and 12 both have 2 as a common factor; we can rewrite 10 as 2(5) and 12 as 2(6). Rewriting our whole expression, we have

2(5x) + 2(6)

The distributive property states that, for any three numbers a, b, and c:

a(b + c) = ab + ac

And we can play this property back in reverse on our expression to obtain a new one (our answer):

2(5x) + 2(6) = 2(5x + 6)

The answer is: y would equal 3 because if you simplify the equation then it would be y= 3x+9 and if you divide 3x and 9 by 3 it would equal 3. y= 3