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Apply the Associative and Commutative Properties to generate an expression equivalent to 2(a+5)+4(2a+3)−10
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Start by distributing:
2(a+5)+4(2a+3)−10 = 2a+10 + 8a+12 −10.

Use the Commutative Property to reorder like terms:
2a+8a + 10+12−10.

Use the Associative Property to regroup them:
(2a+8a) + (10+12−10).

Combine:
10a + 12.

(You can also factor: 10a+12 = 2(5a+6).)