Question

Use the distributive property to rewrite an equivalent expression8(10a+2)​

Answer 1

The expression 8(10a+2) can be rewritten as 80a + 16 using the distributive property which involves multiplying each term inside the parentheses by 8.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can use the distributive property to rewrite the expression 8(10a+2). The distributive property tells us that you can multiply a sum by a number by multiplying each addend individually by the number, and then summing the results. Thus, applying the property to our expression:

• 8 × 10a = 80a
• 8 × 2 = 16

Now we combine these two results to get the equivalent expression:

80a + 16

This is the simplified expression equivalent to 8(10a+2) using the distributive property.