apply the distributive property to generate an expression equivalent to 8 (3 plus j)

To apply the distributive property, we need to multiply 8 by both 3 and j separately, and then add the two results together:

8(3 + j) = 8 * 3 + 8 * j

Multiplying, we have:

24 + 8j

Therefore, the expression equivalent to 8(3 + j) is 24 + 8j.