What is the product? open paren x plus 3 close paren times open paren 2 x minus 1 close paren

Distribute each term in (x + 3) across (2x − 1): x(2x − 1) + 3(2x − 1) = 2x² − x + 6x − 3. Combine the like terms −x and 6x to get 2x² + 5x − 3, which is choice B.

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