Distributive Property & Factoring in Algebra

Distributive Property & Factoring in Algebra

Factoring

Finding the factors of an expression

Factoring

splits an expression into a multiplication of simpler expressions.

Multiple Choice

Which expression is factored?

• 3(x+5)

• 3x+15

Multiple Choice

Which expression is expanded?

• 3(x+5)

• 3x+15

Multiple Select

Select all of the expression that show the product of two factors

• 2(3+5)

• 6+10

• 4(x+8)

• 4x+32

Multiple Select

Select all of the expressions that show the sum of two terms (only).

• 36+9x

• 9(4+x)

• 7x+42

• 7(x+6)

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What is a shared factor for the following expression: $9x+12$  

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Factor $9x+12$  so that it is the product of two factors

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Factor $6y+18$  so that it is the product of two factors

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an example of factoring $12k+24$  ?

• 12(k+2)

• 3(4k+8)

• 4(3k+6)

• 6(2k+4)

• 8(4k+3)

Fill in the Blank

What value would make the following equation true?

4x+18=_(2x+9)

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What value would make the following equation true?

22j+77=_(2j+7)