Question

Using the distributive property, an expression equivalent to 34 + 16 is

Answer 1

The answer is 2+(17+8)=50

Answer 2

We need to find a number that is a factor of both 34 and 16.

2 will work.

2(17+8) <=== equivalent expression

The distributive property is:

a(b+c)= ab+ac

I hope this helps!
~kaikers