What is the first step in simplifying the following expression?
2x(x-3)+x^2(8-2x)
a. combine like terms
b. distribute
c. factor out gcf
d. both statements a and b are reasons that this expression is not simplified

The box plot shows the number of raisins found in sample boxes from brand c and from brand d. each box weighs the same. what could you infer by comparing the range of the data for each brand? a) a box of raisins from either brand has about 28 raisins. b) the number of raisins in boxes from brand c varies more than boxes from brand d. c) the number of raisins in boxes from brand d varies more than boxes from brand c. d) the number of raisins in boxes from either brand varies about the same.

Reagan lives five miles farther from school than vanessa lives. write an expression to describe how far reagan lives from school

Abox holds 500 paperclips. after a week on the teacher's desk 239 paperclips remained. how many paperclips were used?