Substitute “x” with a number
This is sometimes true I say this because if u substitute your answers that can be different or can be the same.
for ex. x=6 y=6; 6-3 and 6-3 will be the same but if x= 10 and y=15; 10-3 and 15-3 would give you different answers
It wants expanded form and the distributive property (something like 2(5+6b), so I would think it wants something like 7(200+50+6). This way, you're multiplying 7 by each expanded part of the number, which you would do anyway when solving like normal. Please correct me if I'm wrong!
