Question

Which of the following best describes the expression 5(x + 2)

Answer 1

5(x + 2) is the product of a constant factor 5 and a 2-term factor (x + 2 )

It gets the result:   5(x+2) = 5•x + 5•2 = 5x + 10

Answer 2

The answer to that expression is 5x+10.