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

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

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