Question

Consider the following equation: 4 (3 + 5) = 12 + 20. This is an application of which property of operations

Associative property of addition
commutative property of addition
distributive property
Associative property of multiplication

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Associative property of multiplication.

Answer 2

are you sure

Answer 3

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Apologies for the confusion.

The equation 4(3 + 5) = 12 + 20 is actually an application of the distributive property, where the 4 is distributed to both the 3 and the 5 inside the parentheses.

Answer 4

are you entirely sure this time

Answer 5

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies once again for the confusion. Upon further consideration, the correct answer is the distributive property. The equation 4(3 + 5) can be simplified as 4 * 3 + 4 * 5, where the 4 is distributed to both the 3 and the 5 inside the parentheses. This simplifies to 12 + 20 on both sides of the equation.