Distributive property: example: 6(2x – 3) = 12x – 18
“combine like terms” means 3x + 4x = 7x. but we cannot add 3x + 4.
simplify, don’t solve for x, just simplify, write it with only one x and no parenthesis:
2(4x – 1) + 3x =

Atypical mre contains 1,200 calories. if the average solider eats 3 mre per day and is deployed for 15 months how many calories will be consumed by a 44 member platoon of soldiers

Ateacher asked his students to vote for an animal to be their class pet. five-eighteenths of the students voted for a rabbit, voted for a snake, and voted for a hamster. which statement is true? more students voted for a hamster than a snake. more students voted for a snake than a rabbit. more students voted for a rabbit than a hamster. more students voted for a snake than a hamster.

The lengths of two sides of a right triangle are given. find the length of the third side. round to the nearest tenth if necessary. a) y = 12/5x + 39/5 b) y = 5/12x + 5/39 c) y = 12/5x - 39/5 d) y = 5/12x - 5/39