1.   How could you find 5 × 17 mentally using the distributive property?
    A. 5 + 10 × 5 + 7 B. 5 × 10 × 5 × 7
    C. 5 × 10 + 5 × 7 D. 5 × 10 - 5 × 7
    Hint

  2.   What is another way to write (6 + 7)x?
    A. 6(x) + 7(x) B. 6(x) × 7(x)
    C. 6 + 7(x) D. 6(x) + 7
    Hint

  3.   Use the distributive property to rewrite 3(5 + y) without parentheses.
    A. 8 + y B. 15 + 3y
    C. 8 + 3y D. 15 + y
    Hint

  4.   Factor the polynomial 3x + 3.
    A. 3(x + 1) B. 3(x - 1)
    C. 3(x - 3) D. 3(x + 3)
    Hint

  5.   Factor the expression.24x2 – 54x
    A. 6x2 (4x – 9)
    B. 6(4x2 – 9x)
    C. 6x(4x – 9)
    D. 6x(4x – 9x)
    Hint



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