$\"\"$ $\"\"$ $\"\"$

The expression is $\"\"$ .

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ )

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: a(b + c) = ab + ac)

$\"\"$ (Multiply: $\"\"$ ) $\"\"$

$\"\"$ (Commutative property of addition: a + b = b + a)

$\"\"$ (Distributive property: ab + ac = a(b + c))

$\"\"$ (Add: 16 + 24 = 40 and $\"\"$ 36 + 16 = $\"\"$ 20) \ \ $\"\"$

The simplified expression is $\"\"$ .