Question

Use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression. 2(s+8) 2(s+8)

Answer 1

The equivalent expression for 2(s+8) using the distributive property is 2s + 16.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question involves using the distributive property to write an equivalent expression. The expression given is 2(s+8). The distributive property states that a(b+c) = ab + ac. Therefore, we apply this property to the expression 2(s+8).

We distribute the 2 to both s and 8, so the expression becomes:

• 2 × s + 2 × 8
• 2s + 16

This is the simplified form of the original expression, using the distributive property.