Question

use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression. 8(2w + 5)

Explanation:

Step1: Apply distributive property

$8\times(2w + 5)=8\times2w+8\times5$

Step2: Perform multiplications

$8\times2w = 16w$ and $8\times5=40$, so $8\times2w+8\times5 = 16w + 40$

Answer:

$16w + 40$