How do you use the distributive property to simplify $2(3+5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-19T19:47:40

Multiply each term within the parenthesis by the term outside the parenthesis:

$color(red)(2)(3 + 5) => (color(red)(2) xx 3) + (color(red)(2) xx 5) => 6 + 10 = 16$

How do you use the distributive property to simplify 2(3+5)2(3+5)?