1.   Use the distributive property to rewrite without parentheses.
    A. 24x - 4 B. 24x - 24
    C. D. 24x - 3
    Hint

  2.   Simplify 2x2 + 5x2 + 7x.
    A. 2x2 + 12x B. 14x
    C. 7x2 + 7x D. 14x2
    Hint

  3.   Simplify the polynomial 7x - 2y.
    A. 5xy B. 5y
    C. 5x D. 7x - 2y
    Hint

  4.   Start with a square with side length. Create a large rectangle by adding two more squares of the same size, and remove a strip with a width of 1. What is the area of the new rectangle?
   
    A. x (x + 3) = x2 + 3x B. x (3x – 1) = 3x2x
    C. x (x – 1) = x2x D. x (3x + 1) = 3x2 + x
    Hint

  5.   Write the expression in factored form.3x2 – 6x
    A. x (x – 6) B. 3x (x + 2)
    C. 3x (x – 6) D. 3x (x – 2)
    Hint



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