Box Method

What does the F in FOIL stand for?

• front

• first

• frog

• fraction

What method is this?

• Distributive Method

• FOIL Method

• Multiplication Method

• Box Method

Using the distributive method the first step is to multiply 2x by x, what is the second step?

(2x+4)(x-3)

• To multiply 2x by -3

• To multiply 2x by x

• To multiply x by -3

• To multiply 4 by x

When using the box method you add the binomial on top with the binomial on the left side.

• True

• False

• Maybe

• I don't know yet

Using all three methods, the last step is always to...

FOIL, Distributive, Box Method

• Multiply all the terms together

• Combine like terms

• Simplify

• Subtract the largest term

Using the FOIL method the first step is to multiply 2x by x, what is the last step?

(2x+4)(x-3)

• To multiply 2x by -3

• To multiply 2x by x

• To multiply 4 by x

• To multiply 4 by -3

In all three methods what operations do you use, and in which order?

• Addition then multiplication

• Multiplication then division

• Multiplication then subtraction or addition

• Addition then division

Did this person complete the box method correctly? Why are two terms circled in orange?



• Yes, because they need to be multiplied

• yes because they need to be combined

• No, because they multiplied wrong

• No, because they added

Use any method to multiply the following binomials.

(3p-7)(2p-2)

• 6p^2 -20p - 14

• 5p^2 - 20p + 14

• 6p^2 -6p - 14p + 14

• 6p^2 -20p + 14

What term should go in the blue box?



• 21x^2

• 21x

• 10x^2

• 10x