Which expression represents the area of the rectangle
(2x+7)(4x+5)?

So we'll do FOIL (first, outer, inner, last)
The equation is (4x+5)(2x+7)
First, 4x·2x=8x²
Outer, 4x·7=28x
Inner, 5·2x=10x
Last, 5·7=35
Add like terms and you get:
8x²+38x+35