Which statement illustrates the distributive property?
3(4+5)= 3(4)+5
3(4+5)= 3(4)+3(5)
3[(4)+(5)] = 3(4)+3(5)
3[(4)(5)] = [3(4) ][ 3(5)]

Pamela has a 30-year, 5.75% mortgage on her $250,000 home. she has been paying on it for 5 years, and has recently hit some financial trouble. if her lender agreed to lower the interest rate on her $231,905.47 balance to 5.5%, what will her new payment be for the remainder of the loan?