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Initial Distribution in Area Estimation

A facility manager is calculating the area of a rectangular workshop floor with dimensions (2y+5)(2y + 5) feet and (3y+4)(3y + 4) feet. To expand this product using the Distributive Property, the manager begins by distributing the entire second binomial to each term of the first. State the mathematical expression that represents this initial step before any individual terms are expanded.

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