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What property is 5(8+3)=5*8+5*3?

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The property of the stated equation is distributed property I am pretty sure.
That is because the 5 is being distributed between 8 and 3.
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Answer:

distributive property

Explanation:

5(8+3)=5*8+5*3

This is an example of the distributive property

The 5 is distributed to each of the terms inside the parentheses

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