Question

Explain how to use the distributive properrty to find an expression that is eqivalent to 20 +16​

Answer 1

so 4(5+4) would be an answer

Explanation

What you should do is find a number that can be divided into both numbers. so 4 as an example, so that number that you use as the divisor goes on the outide of the paranthesis. The inside becomes the quotient of the divisors and the symbol remains the same.