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put this solution on YOUR website! What expression represents the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than
the quantity 3 times x?
the product of 3 less than twice x and 2 more than the quantity 3 times x.
Notice that it is in the form of
The product of and .
In the first blank we have "3 less than twice x"
So we start with "twice x", which is 2x, and then we
make it 3 less by subtracting 3 from it. So we
have 2x - 3 to go in the first blank.
In the second blank we have
"2 more than the quantity 3 times x"
So we start with the quantity "3 times x" or 3x, and
then we make it 2 more by adding 2 onto it. So we
have 3x + 2 in the second blank.
Fill in the blanks:
The product of 2x - 3 and 3x + 2.
To get the product of these, we multiply them.
Since they have more than one term we must first
enclose them in parentheses and then write them
side by side:
(2x - 3)(3x + 2)
That's the answer.
Edwin
