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Example 1
Every day, Ali exercises for 45 minutes in the
morning and p minutes in the evening. How long
does Ali exercise every day? Write your answer
as an algebraic expression.
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Sally bought 2 kg of chicken and d kg of fish.
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Example 2
Write an algebraic expression for each of the
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① 5 minus y
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⑥ Subtract g from 2h
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Write an algebraic expression for each of the
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① x minus 10
② Subtract 3x from 4z
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A piece of rope of 150 cm is cut into three
pieces. The first piece is a cm and the second
piece is f cm. Use an algebraic expression to
express the length of the third piece.
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Try! Find the total number of fingers that x
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Given that the capacity of 5 cartons of milk is z
litres, write an algebraic expression for the
capacity of the following number of cartons of
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a 1 carton
b 7 cartons
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a. Multiply 9 by c, then subtract 2
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c. 8v divided by w, then minus d
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Example 7
At a video rental shop, the basic rental fee for
each video is $c per month, plus an overdue
charge of $1 per day. If a video is overdue for d
days, write an algebraic expression to show
each of the following.
a. Overdue charges
b. Total rental fee
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The parking rate at a shopping centre is $k for
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The height of a triangle is h cm and its area is y
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