Question

Use the distributive property to fill in the blanks below.

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

`\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`