SOLUTION: Which expression is equivalent to 5 (f + 2g ) using only the distributive property

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Question 736231: Which expression is equivalent to 5 (f + 2g ) using only the distributive property
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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5%28f%2B2g%29=5f%2B5%282g%29 using only the distributive property

If I were allowed to use the associative property for multiplication, then I could continue and say that 5f%2B5%282g%29=5f%2B%285%2A2%29g=5f%2B10g