Answer
yes
Work Step by Step
$8+4(a+b)\longrightarrow$ Use the distributive property.
=$8+4a+4b$
$4(2+a+b)\longrightarrow$ Use the distributive property.
=$8+4a+4b$
Both expressions can be simplfied to $8+4a+4b$ so they are equivalent.
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