Basketball Basics
2(x+3)
2x+6
6(x-3)
6x-18
If a player scores 2 points on each of 5 layups and 3 points on each of 4 shots, write and simplify an expression.
2(5)+3(4)=10+12=22 points
2(x+3) + 4(x-1)
2x+6 + 4x-4=6x+2
You score x 2 pointers and y 3 pointers.
2x+3y
3(p+3)
3p+16
-2(3+5)
A team practices 3 drills a day for 5 days, each drill takes (x+2) minutes.
5(3x+6)=15x+30 minutes in total
3(2x-1) - (x+4)
6x-3 - x-4=5x-7
A player trains (2x+1) hours daily for 7 days.
14x+7 hours total
5(b+4)
5b+20
16a-32
Coach gives 4 players (x+5) minutes of playtime each.
4x+20 minutes total
(x+2) (3)+(x-5)(2)
3x+6 + 2x-10=5x-4
A team rotates 5 players for (9x-3) minutes each half. Two halves per game
2x5(x-3)=10x - 30 minutes.
7(x+2)
7x+14
-5(x-7)
-5x+35
A player's total training time is 2 days of (3x+4) minutes.
6x+8 minutes.
-2(3x+1)+4(x-3)
-6x-2+4x-12=-2x-14
A fan buys 4 shirts and 3 hats. Shirts cost x+5 dollars, hats cost x-2 dollars.
4(x+5) +3 (x-2)= 7x+14
4(2x+6)
8x+24
(3x-2)(2)
6x-4
Each of the 3 teams plays (x+2) games in a tournament. Simplify total games played.
3x+6 games
(2x+5)-3(x+4)
2x+5-3x-12=-x-7
Coach builds a plan with 2 sets of (3x-1) sprint drills and 3 sets of (x+4) shooting drills
2(3x-1) + 3(x+4)=6x-2 + 3x + 12 = 9x+10