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Which property is illustrated by the expression 5(4+2)=20+10

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\text{It would most likely be the distributive property}\\\\\text{In the equation:}\\\\5(4+2)=20+10\\\\\text{You would see that you can distribute the 5 into the variables inside }\\\text{the parenthesis}\\\\\text{In which it is set up in that particular way in order to do so}

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Answer:

distributive property

Explanation:

The distributive property tells you ...

a(b+c) = ab +ac

5(4+2) = 5·4 +5·2 = 20 +10

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