To expand (using the distributive property) <u>multiply</u> the number outside the bracket i.e. in this case '2', with the <u>values inside the brackets</u>.
So multiply '2' and 'x' and '2' and 5' and add or subtract on basis of whether the second value is positive or negative.
So
2(x + 5)
= (2*x)+(2*5)
=2x+10
<em>extention note:</em> <u>be careful</u> when the symbol within the equation within the brackets is a subtraction because it implies that the second value would instead be a negative number and should be treated as such.
Step-by-step explanation: If she made 4 baskets in a half an hour then one hour she would make 8 in one hour and in 2 hours she would make 16 because 8 hours from the first hour and 8 more from the second hour. Because there is 1 hour and in the hour she made 8 if she needs 5 hours just multiply 8 by 5. That would give you 40.
