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 + 7(x) B. 6(x) × 7(x)
    C. 6(x) + 7(x) D. 6(x) + 7
    Hint

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

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

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



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