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The given expression is


20+24=(2\cdot10)+(2\cdot12)

As you can observe, both terms have the number 2 in common, so we can express the sum using the distributive property


(2\cdot10)+(2\cdot12)=2(10+12)

Hence, the answer is 2(10 + 12).

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