3. Use the distributive property to write equivalent expressions.

6(5x + 8)

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To use the distributive property on the expression \( 6(5x + 8) \), you multiply 6 by each term inside the parentheses:

\[ 6(5x) + 6(8) \]

Calculating each term:

\[ 30x + 48 \]

So, the equivalent expression is:

\[ 30x + 48 \]