How would you express the area of the rectangle using the Distributive Property?

Question

A rectangle with length x plus 5 and width 3.

Answer 1

We can express the area of the rectangle using the distributive property by multiplying the length and width of the rectangle.

The length of the rectangle is x + 5.
The width of the rectangle is 3.

So, the area of the rectangle is (x + 5)(3).