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explain how you could use the greatest common factor of 8 and 20 in the distributive property to write 8 + 20 as a product​

User Luek Baja
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Answer: 4(5+2) or 4(2+5)

Explanation:

8 = 2*2*2

20 = 2*2*5

4(5+2) = 20+8

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