Question

What property is 8(5+2) a. Distributive property b. associative property c. Identity property

Answer 1

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Answer:

A. Distributive property

Explanation:

Distributive property: a(b+c)=ab+ac

First, you multiply by 5 or 2.

8*5=40

40*2=80

PEMDAS

Parenthesis

Exponent

Multiply

Divide

Add

Subtract

Left/Right

First, you do parenthesis.

5+2=7

8*7=56

56 is the final answer.

A is the correct answer!

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