Question

use the distributive property to fill in the blanks below.
$(4 \times 2) + (4 \times 7) = 4 \times (\square + \square)$

Explanation:

Step1: Recall distributive property

The distributive property states $a \times b + a \times c = a \times (b + c)$

Step2: Match to given expression

Here $a=4$, $b=2$, $c=7$. Substitute into the right-hand side form.

Answer:

$(4 \times 2) + (4 \times 7) = 4 \times (2 + 7)$
The blanks are filled with 2 and 7, respectively.