The example you provided is an example of the distributive property. The distributive property states that for any real numbers a, b, and c, the product of a and the sum of b and c is equal to the sum of the products of a and b, and a and c. In this case, 2 is multiplied by the sum of 8 and 3, which is equal to 2 multiplied by 8, plus 2 multiplied by 3.
