1.   Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression: three times the sum of x and y increased by five times the product of x and 3y.
    A. 3(x + y) + 5(3xy) B. 3(xy) + 5(x + 3y)
    C. 3(x + y) + 5(x + 3y) D. 3x + y + 5x(3y)
    Hint

  2.   Simplify 12f + 6(3 + 4f).
    A. 16f + 18 B. 36f + 18
    C. 34f D. 54f
    Hint

  3.   Simplify the expression 8 (a + 2b) – 7b + 6 (3ab).
    A. 26a + 3b B. 4a – 6b
    C. 152a – 88b D. 26a – 6b
    Hint

  4.   Simplify 4(x + 1) - 3(4x - 2).
    A. x - 2 B. x + 10
    C. 7x - 2 D. 7x + 10
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  5.   Simplify -5(6a - 9b) - 2(a - b).
    A. 32a - 47b B. -30a - 45b
    C. -32a + 47b D. -32a - 47b
    Hint



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