SOLUTION: Which of the following expressions represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x? A. -6x2+25x+6 B. 6x2+5x+6 C. 6x2-5x+6 D. 6x2-5x-6 E.

Algebra ->  Expressions-with-variables -> SOLUTION: Which of the following expressions represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x? A. -6x2+25x+6 B. 6x2+5x+6 C. 6x2-5x+6 D. 6x2-5x-6 E.       Log On


   

Question 167478: Which of the following expressions represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x?
A. -6x2+25x+6
B. 6x2+5x+6
C. 6x2-5x+6
D. 6x2-5x-6
E. 6x2-13x-6
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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"the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x" translates to %282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29



Now let's FOIL the expression.


Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:


%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29 Multiply the First terms:%282%2Ax%29%2A%283%2Ax%29=6%2Ax%5E2.


%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29 Multiply the Outer terms:%282%2Ax%29%2A%282%29=4%2Ax.


%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%28highlight%283x%29%2B2%29 Multiply the Inner terms:%28-3%29%2A%283%2Ax%29=-9%2Ax.


%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%283x%2Bhighlight%282%29%29 Multiply the Last terms:%28-3%29%2A%282%29=-6.


6%2Ax%5E2%2B4%2Ax-9%2Ax-6 Now collect every term to make a single expression.


6%2Ax%5E2-5%2Ax-6 Now combine like terms.


So %282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29 FOILs to 6%2Ax%5E2-5%2Ax-6.


In other words, %282x-3%29%283x%2B2%29=6x%5E2-5x-6.



So the answer is D) 6x%5E2-5x-6