Which number sentence shows how the distributive property can be used to represent the area of the entire rectangle (both rectangles together)?

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(5⋅3)+(5⋅7)
open paren 5 times 3 close paren plus open paren 5 times 7 close paren

5⋅3⋅7
5 times 3 times 7

(5+3)⋅(5+7)
open paren 5 plus 3 close paren times open paren 5 plus 7 close paren

5(3+7)
5 times open paren 3 plus 7 close paren
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Answer 1

The correct number sentence that shows how the distributive property can be used to represent the area of the entire rectangle (both rectangles together) is:

5(3+7)

This represents that the width of the combined rectangle is 5, and the height is the sum of the heights of the two rectangles (3 and 7).