Question 579537
The phrase "the product of" tells you that there will be two factors multiplied together, so you can start by making room for each inside brackets:
( _________ )( ________ )
The phrase "3 less than" means that you are subtracting 3 from something as part of one of your factors:
( ______ - 3)( ________ )
The phrase "twice x" means "2x" and is what you are subtracting 3 from:
(2x - 3)( _______)
Next you are expect to be told about the other factor, since "and" is the next word.
The phrase "2 more than" means that you are adding 2 to something in the second factor:
(2x - 3)( ____ + 2)
The phrase "the quantity 3 times x" is of course 3x, and it is to that that you were adding 2, so the whole thing is
(2x - 3)(3x + 2)