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.   Write two expressions for the total number of blocks.
   
    A. 5(n – 1), 5n – 5
    B. 5(n + 1), 5n + 5
    C. 5(n – 5), 5n – 25
    D. 5(n + 5), 5n + 25
    Hint

  3.   Find two ways to write the rule for the table.
   
    A. 3(x + 4), 3x + 15
    B. 3(x + 4), 3x + 12
    C. 3(x + 12), 3x + 36
    D. 15x
    Hint

  4.   Rewrite 4x + 48 by inserting parentheses.
    A. 12(4x + 4)
    B. 4(x + 12)
    C. x(4 + 12)
    D. (4x + 12)
    Hint

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



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