Question

use the distributive property to fill in the blanks below.
$(8 \times 3) + (8 \times 7) = 8 \times (\square + \square)$

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, $a=8$, $b=3$, $c=7$. Substitute into the formula:
$(8 \times 3) + (8 \times 7) = 8 \times (3 + 7)$

Answer:

The blanks are filled with 3 and 7, so the completed equation is $(8 \times 3) + (8 \times 7) = 8 \times (3 + 7)$