Question

Explain how to use the distributive property to find an

expression that is equivalent to 20 + 16.

Answer 1

First, I would find that the GCF of 20 and 16 is 4. Then, I would divide both 20 and 16 by 4. Last, I would use the distributive property to write the sum as 4(5 + 4).

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Answer 2

they are both divisible by 4

so you could write

4 (5 + 4)

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