Answer:
The correct equation to use would be : 4(2+5)
(Whether you use the distributive property or not you will get the same answer in this equation)
with the equation 4 × 2 + 5 Mihini would end up multiplying 4 × 2 which is not what she wants. (She wants to find the number that is 4 TIMES the SUM of 2 + 5