1. **State the problem:** Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses in the expression $ (w + 2) 2 $. 2. **Recall the distributive property:** The distributive property states that for any numbers $a$, $b$, and $c$, $$ a(b + c) = ab + ac $$ This means you multiply each term inside the parentheses by the factor outside. 3. **Apply the distributive property:** Multiply each term inside the parentheses by 2: $$ 2 \times w + 2 \times 2 $$ 4. **Simplify each term:** $$ 2w + 4 $$ 5. **Final answer:** The expression without parentheses is $$ 2w + 4 $$