Which options could be the next step in simplifying this expression?
5 • (2 + 4)
choose exactly two answers that are correct.
a.
(5 • 2) + 4 (use the associative property)
b.
5 • 2 + 4 (use the distributive property)
c.
5 • 6 (use order of operations)
d.
5 • 2 + 5 • 4 (use the distributive property)