10 minutes) Applying the distributive property to multiply out the factors of, or expand, 4(x + 2) gives us 4r + 8, so we know the two expressions are equivalent. We can use a rectangle with side lengths (x + 2) and 4 to illustrate the multiplication. Draw a diagram to show that n(211 + 5) and 2n- + 5n are equivalent expressions. Answer ​