Algebra

1. Sofia has a box that contains t toys. Write an 7. Work out the value of each expression.
expression for total number of toys in the box: a. 𝑎 + 10 when 𝑎 = 6
a. when she puts in 4 more toys b. 𝑏 − 3 when 𝑏 = 120
b. when she takes out 2 toys c. 𝑐 + 𝑧 when 𝑐 = 3 and 𝑧 = 17
c. when she adds five toys d. 𝑑 − 𝑦 when 𝑑 = 40 and 𝑦 = 15
d. when she takes out half of the toys
e. 3𝑒 when 𝑒 = 20
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2. Cheng has s strawberries. Write an expression f. when 𝑓 = 35
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for someone who has:
a. 2 more strawberries than Cheng g. 𝑔 + 2𝑥 when 𝑔 = 1 and 𝑥 = 6
b. 3 times as many strawberries as Cheng h. ℎ − 4𝑤 when ℎ = 17 and 𝑤 = 2
c. 6 fewer strawberries than Cheng i. 2𝑖 + 3𝑣 when 𝑖 = 3 and 𝑣 = 2
d. Half as many strawberries as Cheng 𝑗
j. + 𝑢 when 𝑗 = 30 and 𝑢 = 3
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3. Nesreen thinks of a number, n. Write an 24
k. − 3 when 𝑘 = 8
expression for number Nesreen gets each time. 𝑘
a. She multiplies the number by 6. 𝑝+𝑞
l. when 𝑝 = 11 and 𝑞 = 22
b. She divides the number by 5. 3
c. She multiplies the number by 5, then adds 1.
d. She multiplies the number by 7, then 8. Simplify each expression.
subtracts 2. a. 𝑎 + 𝑎 + 𝑎 + 𝑎
e. She divides the number by 10, then adds 3. b. 4𝑏 + 3𝑏
f. She multiplies the number by 3, then c. 2𝑑 + 3𝑑 + 4𝑑
subtracts the result from 25. d. 9𝑔 − 3𝑔
e. 4ℎ2 − 3ℎ2
4. Write down an expression for the answer to each f. 9𝑖 − 𝑖
of the questions. g. 8𝑗 + 2𝑗 − 4𝑗
a. Ali has 𝑥 books. He buys 2 more books. h. 𝑘 + 6𝑘 − 3𝑘
How many books does he now have? i. 12𝑦 3 − 4𝑦 3 − 7𝑦 3
b. Hamza has t free text messages on his phone
each month. So far this month, he has used 9. Simplify these expressions by collecting terms.
15 text messages. How many free text a. 3𝑥 + 4𝑥 + 5𝑦
messages does he left? b. 5𝑧 + 5𝑧 + 5𝑎 + 5𝑎
c. Ibrahim is 𝑖 years old and Tareq is 𝑡 years c. 3𝑎 + 4𝑏 + 4𝑎 + 5𝑏
old. What is the total of their ages? d. 𝑑 + 1 + 𝑑 + 1
d. Aya can store v video clips on one memory e. 5𝑓 − 3𝑓 + 12𝑔 − 3𝑔
card. How many video clips can he store on f. 7𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 3𝑥 + 𝑦
2 memory cards? g. 8𝑎 + 6𝑏 − 4𝑎 − 5𝑏
h. 4𝑤 + 3𝑥 + 7𝑦 − 2𝑤 − 3𝑥 + 13𝑦
5. Write an expression for each of these statements.
a. 𝑘 more than 𝑔 10. Write each expression in its simplest form.
b. ℎ less than 𝑡 a. 4𝑎𝑏 + 2𝑎𝑏 + 3𝑥𝑦 + 5𝑥𝑦
c. 𝑦 more than 8 times 𝑥 b. 3𝑟𝑑 + 3𝑟𝑑 + 5𝑡ℎ + 6𝑡ℎ
d. 3 times 𝑎 multiplied by 𝑏 c. 5𝑡𝑣 + 6𝑡𝑣 + 9𝑗𝑘 − 5𝑘𝑗
d. 8𝑒𝑗 + 7𝑦ℎ − 3𝑗𝑒 − 4ℎ𝑦
6. The cost of an adult meal in a restaurant is $𝑎. e. 5𝑣 + 15𝑟𝑣 − 2𝑣 + 𝑣𝑟
The cost of a child’s meal in the same restaurant f. 7𝑢𝑛 − 4𝑛𝑢 + 11𝑒𝑓 − 11𝑓𝑒
is $𝑐. Write an expression of the total cost of
meals for these groups. 11. Expand the brackets.
a. 1 adult and 1 child a. 3(𝑎 + 2)
b. 1 adult and 3 children b. 5(𝑎 − 1)
c. 4 adults and 1 child c. 4(2 + 𝑏)
d. 4 adults and 5 children d. 4(4 − 𝑏)
12. Multiply out the brackets. 17. Solve each of these equations and check your
a. 5(2𝑥 + 1) answers.
b. 7(3𝑥 + 2) a. 2𝑎 + 4 = 8
c. 11(3𝑥 − 4𝑥 + 7) b. 5𝑎 − 2 = 18
d. 2(2𝑥 − 5) c. 30 = 7𝑏 + 9
e. 4(5𝑥 − 1) d. 18 = 6𝑏 − 12
f. 8(6 + 4𝑥 − 3𝑦)
g. 10(6 + 7𝑥) 18. Solve each of these equations and check your
h. 5(3 − 5𝑥) answers.
i. 5(5𝑥 − 8𝑦 − 6𝑧) a. 𝑥 + 12 = −6
b. 𝑥 − 9 = −4
13. Expand and simplify these expressions. c. 3𝑥 + 6 = −30
a. 3(𝑥 + 2) + 4𝑥 d. 4𝑥 − 3 = −27
b. 4(9 + 𝑥) − 24
c. 5(2𝑥 − 2) + 𝑥 + 17 19. Use the formula 𝑤 = 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 to work out:
d. 6(3𝑥 − 4) − 8𝑥 + 4 a. 𝑤 when 𝑥 = 8, 𝑦 = −3 and 𝑧 = 7
e. 4(𝑥 + 4) + 7(𝑥 + 1) b. 𝑥 when 𝑤 = 15, 𝑦 = 9 and 𝑧 = −4
f. 8(5 + 2𝑥) + 3(𝑥 − 6) c. 𝑦 when 𝑤 = −10, 𝑥 = 6 and 𝑧 = 2
d. 𝑧 when 𝑤 = 20, 𝑥 = 15 and 𝑦 = 8
14. Work out the value of x.
a. 𝑥 + 3 = 7 20. Write these statements as inequalities.
b. 𝑥 + 6 = 11 a. 𝑥 is greater than 2.
c. 𝑥 + 4 = 12 b. 𝑥 is greater than 5.
d. 𝑥 + 9 = 15 c. 𝑥 is less than 15.
e. 𝑥 − 1 = 5 d. 𝑥 is less than 7.
f. 𝑥 − 3 = 8
g. 𝑥 − 2 = 9 21. Draw a number line and show each inequality on
h. 𝑥 − 5 = 12 the number line.
i. 𝑥 − 10 = 8 a. 𝑥 > 8
j. 2𝑥 = 6 b. 𝑥 < 6
k. 4𝑥 = 8 c. 𝑥 < −3
d. 𝑥 > 0
15. Solve each of these equations. Check your
answers by substituting your answer back into 22. Write down the inequality shown on these
the original equation. number lines. Use the letter 𝑥.
a. 𝑥 + 2 = 6
b. 𝑥 + 6 = 9 a.
c. 4 + 𝑥 = 11
d. 15 + 𝑥 = 21 b.
e. 𝑥 − 5 = 10
f. 𝑥 − 4 = 6 c.
g. 5𝑥 = 20
h. 3𝑥 = 30 d.
i. 14 = 𝑥 + 3
j. 12 = 𝑥 − 6 23. For each of these inequalities, write down
k. 12 = 2𝑥 i) The smallest integer that 𝑝 could be
ii) A list of integer values that 𝑝 could be.
16. Write an equation for each of these statements. a. 𝑝 > 8
Find the value of the unknown number. b. 𝑝 > −3
a. I think of a number, 𝑛, and add 14.
The answer is 20. 24. For each of these inequalities, write down
b. I think of a number, 𝑛, and subtract 17. i) The smallest integer that 𝑞 could be
The answer is 20. ii) A list of integer values that 𝑞 could be.
c. I think of a number, 𝑛, and multiply it by 5. a. 𝑞 < −1
The answer is 20. b. 𝑞 < 16