Which choice correctly shows how to use the distributive property to express the sum 8 + 14?

The distributive property lets us factor out a common factor from both terms. Since 8 = 2 × 4 and 14 = 2 × 7, we can write 8 + 14 = 2(4 + 7). This is choice B, and it evaluates to 2 × 11 = 22.

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