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

  2.   Simplify the expression 2a + 7b + 12a + 3b and then evaluate if a = 2 and b = -2.
    A. 14a + 8b; 12 B. 14a + 10b; 8
    C. 9a + 15b; -12 D. 10a + 14b; -8
    Hint

  3.   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 (3x – 1) = 3x2x B. x (x – 1) = x2x
    C. x (3x + 1) = 3x2 + x D. x (x + 3) = x2 + 3x
    Hint

  4.   Write the expression in factored form.3x2 – 6x
    A. 3x (x – 2) B. 3x (x + 2)
    C. 3x (x – 6) D. x (x – 6)
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  5.   Use the distributive property to expand the expression.4a (2 + 7a)
    A. 8 + 28a2 B. 8a + a2
    C. 8a + 28a2 D. 6a + 28a2
    Hint



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