Would you distribute only the 5 or the 5 with a negative too?
3x - 5 (x + 3) = 16 - 4x

Arecipe uses 2 cups of sugar to make 32 brownies. how many cups of sugar are needed to make 72 brownies?

In the polynomial below, what number should replace the question mark to produce a difference of squares? x2 + ? x - 36

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.