Question

Apply the distributive property to produce an equivalent expression. 12 + 20​

Answer 1

12 + 20 = 4*3 + 4*5 = 4*(3 + 5)

Explanation:

Distributive property states

a*(b + c) = a*b + a*c

Look if you know that 12 = 4*3 and 20 = 4*5

You can write it as

12 + 20 = 4*3 + 4*5 = 4*(3 + 5)

That would be it in distributive property

Answer 2

10 + 20 + 2

Easy, make it easy to do mentally than add the remaining