Answer
$(a+1)\times5$
Work Step by Step
The commutative law of addition states that $ab=ba$ (where $a$ and $b$ are real numbers). That is, changing the order of multiplication does not affect the answer.
Therefore, $5(a+1)=(a+1)\times5$.
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