Basketball Basics
distribute 2(x+3)
2x+6
distribute 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
distribute 2(x+3)+4(x-1)
2x+6+4x-4=6x+2
You score x 2 pointers and y 3 pointers
2x+3y
distribute (p+3)
3p+16
distribute -2(3+5)
-6x-10
A team practices 3 drills a day for 5 days, each drill takes (x+2) minutes
5(3x+16)=15x+30 minutes in total
distribute 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
distribute 5(b+4)
5b+20
distribute 8(2a-4)
16a-32
Coach gives 4 players (x+5) minutes of play time each.
4x+20 minutes total
distribute (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.
distribute 7(x+2)
7x+14
distribute -5(x-7)
-5+35
A player's total training time is 2 days of (3x+4) minutes.
6x+8 minutes.
distribute -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
distribute 8(2x+6)
8x+24
distribute (3x-2)(2)
6x-4
Each of the 3 teams plays (x+2) games in a tournament. Simplify total games played.
3x+6 games
distribute (2x+5)-3(x+4)
2x+5-3x-12=x-7
Coach builds a plan with 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