SOLUTION: What would be an illustration of the distributive property of multiplication over addition?

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Question 197529: What would be an illustration of the distributive property of multiplication over addition?
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2%283%2B5%29=2%283%29%2B2%285%29


Take note that 2%283%2B5%29=2%288%29=16 and 2%283%29%2B2%285%29=6%2B10=16 which shows us that 2%283%2B5%29=2%283%29%2B2%285%29 is true.