-2 (q-3) ... quantity merely means all that follows is one in the same and when it says multiplication before that your going to get a situation where one would distribute to solve!
It is the same as: -2q-3 as an algebraic expression
The algebraic expression is 4q-3
8(d-3)
Algebraic expression 14 less than the quantity k times 6
It could be: -3/8+4x-9z as an algebraic expression
4*(x - 8)
6k-14
5(4 + x)
13
11
What is 1/2 of four times Y plus the quantity of Y and 3
Answer = x x = 6K - 14