Question 106364
what is the distributive property of 
3x+2+5x--------------------------it's 3x+5x or x(3+5)


The distributive law states that a(b+c)=ab+ac.  Now lets look at your problem and re-write it:

3x+2+5x=x*3+x*5+2 or x(3+5)+2 or 8x+2


Hope this helps---ptaylor