Question

Use the DistributiveProperty to express40 + 56

Answer 1

Answer:We want to use distributive property to express:

Using distributive property,

`40+56=8*5+8*7`

Step-by-step explanation:

`40+56`

8 is a common factor of 40 and 56, so we can write:

as

`\begin{gathered} 8*5=40 \\ \text{and} \\ 8*7=56 \end{gathered}`

S

`40+56=8*5+8*7`