3.1g Homework: Multiplying Groups/Distributive Property
Simplify each of the following. Draw a model or explain the meaning of the expression to justify your answer.
1. 5(x + 1)
2. 2(3x + 2)
3. 4(x + 3)
4. 2(3x – 1)
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3𝑥 + 12
10. 0.25 4𝑥 − 8
5. 3(2x – 3)
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6. 5(x – 1)
5𝑥 − 8
11. 0.6 −2𝑥 + 5
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9. − 5 4𝑥 − 7
12. −2.4 1.5𝑥 − 0.9
The expressions 2(5x – 3) can be written and 10x – 6 OR 10x + (–6).
Write the following expressions in two different ways as the example shows:
15. 4(3x – 5)
16. 2(7x – 3)
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