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

  2.   Simplify the polynomial 4a2 + a2.
    A. 4a2 + a B. 4a2
    C. 5a2 D. 6a2
    Hint

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

  4.   Find the difference:
    A. 3x2 - 7x - 5 B. -3x2 + x - 5
    C. -3x2 - 7x + 1 D. -3x2 - 7x - 5
    Hint

  5.   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



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