Use the distributive property to fill in the blanks below. (8 x 5) + (8 x 2) = 8 x (_ + _)

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Use the distributive property to fill in the blanks below.

(8 x 5) + (8 x 2) = 8 x (_ + _)

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The answer is anything that adds up to 7.
Examples: (5 + 2) or (3 + 4)

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$\boxed{\sf ab+ac=a(b+c)}$

$\\ \rm\longmapsto (8* 5)+(8* 2)$

$\\ \rm\longmapsto 8(5+2)$

$\\ \rm\longmapsto 8(7)$

$\\ \rm\longmapsto 56$

Max Charas answered Mar 22, 2021

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