SOLUTION: use the distributive property to add parentheses and write these expressions as a product of a number and a sum. expressions written like this are said to be in factored form. *=

Question 361655: use the distributive property to add parentheses and write these expressions as a product of a number and a sum. expressions written like this are said to be in factored form.
*= multiplication
a) 8*3+8*2
b) 31*4+31*6
c) 25*8+25*12
d)7*131+7*86
Found 2 solutions by rfer, JBarnum:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A)
8(5)
B)
31(10)
you try the others
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8(3+2)=8(5)=40
31(4+6)=31(10)=310
25(8+12)=25(20)=500
7(131+86)=7(217)=1519
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