1.   Which statement illustrates the associative property of multiplication?
    A. (2x)y = 2xy B. (2x)y = y(2x)
    C. (2x)y = 2(xy) D. (2x)y = (x · 2)y
    Hint

  2.   Simplify 3 + 2(xy+ 3z) + 4xy.
    A. 6xy + 3z + 3 B. 5xy + 3z + 3
    C. 9xy + 15z D. 6xy + 6z + 3
    Hint

  3.   Simplify 7(b + 3) + 14.
    A. 7b + 17 B. 24b
    C. 42b D. 7b + 35
    Hint

  4.   Evaluate 0.75 + 2.2 + 0.25 + 0.8.
    A. 5 B. 6
    C. 4 D. 3
    Hint

  5.   Simplify 2x + 5x + 4(x + 3).
    A. 14x B. 11x + 3
    C. 11x + 12 D. 23x
    Hint



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