Respuesta :

The given expression is

[tex]20+24=(2\cdot10)+(2\cdot12)[/tex]

As you can observe, both terms have the number 2 in common, so we can express the sum using the distributive property

[tex](2\cdot10)+(2\cdot12)=2(10+12)[/tex]

Hence, the answer is 2(10 + 12).