Question

draw a diagram that shows how the expression can represent the area of a figure than simplify the expression 5 (2 + x + 3)

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle is given by

`A=\text{width}*\text{ length}`

So, in this case, you could take

Where

`\begin{gathered} \text{ Width=5} \\ \text{ Length=2 + x + 3} \end{gathered}`

Therefore,

`\begin{gathered} A=5(2+x+3) \\ A=5(x+5) \\ A=25x+25 \end{gathered}`