Question

Use the disruptive property to write an equivalent expression. 2(8u+2)

Answer 1

To use the distributive property to write an equivalent expression for \( 2(8u + 2) \), we can distribute the \( 2 \) to both terms inside the parentheses.

Here's how it works:

\[
2(8u + 2) = 2 \cdot 8u + 2 \cdot 2
\]

Calculating each term:

\[
2 \cdot 8u = 16u
\]
\[
2 \cdot 2 = 4
\]

Now, we can combine these results:

\[
2(8u + 2) = 16u + 4
\]

So, the equivalent expression is:

\[
\boxed{16u + 4}
\]