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8+2*2 = 8+4 = 12

while

8*2 + 2*2 = 16+4 = 20

So the property illustrated by the equation, as given in the question, is that of a FALSE statement.

However,

(8+2)*2 = 8*2 + 2*2 is the distributive property of multiplication over addition.

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