explain how you could use the greatest common factor of 8 and 20 and the distributive property to write 8 + 20 as a product

Step-by-step explanation:

To write 8 + 20 as a product, factor out a common factor.

To find the greatest common factor, write the prime factorizations.

8 = 2³

20 = 2² * 5

GCF = 2²

The greatest common factor is 4. So if we factor out a 4 from the sum:

8 + 20

= 4 (2 + 5)

= 4 * 7