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EXAMPLES & SOLUTIONS
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Distributing is the reverse of factoring. It multiplies every number inside of the parenthesis by their factor.

Distributing multiples the number outside the parenthesis by each value inside the parentheses.
Combining factoring and distributing simplifies to evaluate.
FACTORING & DISTRIBUTING
Associating factoring with distributing

FACTORING

expression:   2x + 14 + 18

Factoring

List multiplies divisible by GCF (2)

what number times 2 = 2x (1x) OR 2x/2 = 1x
what number times 2 = 18 (9) OR 18/2 = 9
what number times 2 = 14 (7)  OR 14/2 = 7

Factor terms by 2

2 (x + 7 + 9)

DISTRIBUTING

expression:   2 (x + 7 + 9)

Distributing

Multiply the outside numbers times the inside numbers:

(2 * x) + (2 * 7) + (2 * 9)

Final Expression:

2x + 14 + 18

Distributive Expressions
Adding, Subtracting, Dividing and Multiplying Expressions

Addition

 if x =  -1, evaluate:   2(x + 2 + 8)

1)  2 (x + 10)   --combine & add like terms
2) (2 * x) + (2 * 10)  --distributive property
3) 2x + 20  --updated (factorized) expression
4) (2 * -1) + 20  --substitute -1 for x
5) -2 + 20  = 18  --addition rule

Subtraction

 if x =  -1, evaluate:   2(x - 2 - 8)

1)  2 (x - 10)  --combine & subtract like terms
2) (2 * x) +  (2 * (-10))  --distributive property
3) 2x + (-20)  --updated (factorized) expression
4) (2 * -1) - 20  --substitute -1 for x
5) -2 -20 = -22  --subtraction rule

Division

 if x =  1, evaluate:   2(x + 2)
                                            3(x+ 1)


1)  (2 * x) + (2 * 2)                                    
     (3 * x) + (3 * 1)

2)   2x + 4

3)  2(1) + 4                                                
       3(1) + 3

4)  2 + 4                                                     
       

5)

 --updated (factorized) expression

--distributive property

 --subtitute 1 for x 

 --divide rule

6
6

=  1

 --addition rule

3x + 3

3  + 3

Multiplication

FOIL Rule: 
Each term in the first expression is multiplied by each term in the second.

 if x =  -1, evaluate:   (2x + 2) (1 + 3)

1)  (2x * 1) + (2x * 3)  + (2 * 1) + (2 * 3)  --distributive property
2)  2x + 6x + 2 + 6  --multiply terms (parenthesis)
2)  (2x + 6x) + (2 + 6)  --combine like terms
3)  8x + 8  --updated expression
4)  8(-1) + 4   --substitute -1  for x
5)  -8 + 4 = 4  --addition rule

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