Which expression is equivalent to 5 times open paren 2 plus 7 close paren ?

Use the distributive property: multiply 5 by each term inside the parentheses. This gives 5 × 2 + 5 × 7, which is choice C. The expression equals 45; choice A would equal 17 because it does not multiply 7 by 5.

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