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Facilities Planning and Equipment Distribution

A facilities manager is planning upgrades for 3 identical conference rooms. Each room is scheduled to receive xx ergonomic chairs and 4 guest stools, which is represented by the algebraic expression 3(x+4)3(x + 4). Using your knowledge of the distributive property, describe the step-by-step process required to simplify this expression. In your response, clearly identify which terms must be multiplied together and provide the final simplified expression that represents the total number of items.

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