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Which expression shows a sum of five terms?

A: 5(x + 5)
B: 5x
C: x5
D: 5 + x + 5 + x + x

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The answer would be D, 5+x+5+x+x
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Answer with Step-by-step explanation:

We are given 4 expressions and we have to determine which expressions shows a sum of five terms.

A: 5(x + 5)

=5x+25 (distributing 5)

This contains sum of only two terms

B: 5x

It contains only 1 term

C:
x^5

It also contain only one term

D: 5 + x + 5 + x + x

It contains 5 terms 5,x,5,x and x

and gives the sum of these five terms

Hence, Correct option is:

D: 5 + x + 5 + x + x

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