Rewrite the expression as the sum of two numbers.

5(2 + 8)
Responses
A 5(10)5(10)
B 7 + 137 + 13
C 10 + 4010 + 40
D 5(2) + 5(8)

1 answer

The expression \( 5(2 + 8) \) can be rewritten using the distributive property:

\[ 5(2 + 8) = 5(2) + 5(8) \]

So the correct choice is:

D \( 5(2) + 5(8) \)