State the Property of Real Numbers Being Used $$2 ( x + 5 y ) = 2 x + 10 y$$

question 77

Multiple Choice

State the property of real numbers being used. $$2 ( x + 5 y ) = 2 x + 10 y$$

• A) Commutative Property for addition
• B) Commutative Property for multiplication
• C) Associative Property for addition
• D) Associative Property for multiplication
• E) Distributive Property

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