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Which is the correct way to rewrite the expression? 4(5 + y)

a. (4 + 5) + (4 + y)
b. (4 * 5)(4y)
c. (4 + 5) + (4y)
d. (4 * 5) + (4y)​

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Answer is D

We can use the distributive property to answer this,

First we do 4x5 then, 4xY which gives us 20+4y which is the same as (4*5)+(4y)
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