Skeldon Line Path Secondary School

Department of Mathematics

Topic: Algebra

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9. Seven times the product of two numbers,

a and b , maybe written as
1. The sum of seven times the number a and
ab
the number b may be written as A.
7
A. 7ab
B. 7 ab
B. 49ab
C. 7 a+ b
C. 7a + b
D. 7(a+b)
D. 7(a + b)
2 2 10. Given that 3 * 6 = 3 and 2 * 4 = 0 , then
14 a b a * b may be defined as
2. The algebraic fraction 3 written in
42 a b A. a 2−b
B. 6 a−b
its simplest form is
C. 2 a+b
b
D. 4 (b−a)
A.
3a
3a
[]
t
B. x
b 11. If x=−2 , y=3 , t=3 ,then =¿
1 5 3 y
C. a b −6
3 A.
D. 3 a5 b3 9
1 −8
2 x+1 −1 B.
3. The value of 3 × x , when
x= is 27
9 2
8
A. 3 C.
27
B. 9
9
C. 12 D.
6
D. 27
1
4. If 5 ( 2 x −1 )=35 ,then x=¿ 12. If 2 x =9, then the value of x is
A. – 4 3
1 A. – 1
B. B. 1
4
C. 2
C. 3
1
D. 4 D. 1
5. The sum of 2 numbers is 140. If one 2
number is 10 less than two times the
2p
13. The product of a number, and its
other, then the two numbers are 3
A. 50 and 90 reciprocal may be written as
B. 60 and 80 2p 3
A. ×
C. 100 and 40 3 p
D. 110 and 30 2p 3p
B. ×−
6. Given that 2 * 3 = 1 and 4 * 7 = 9, then 3 2
a* b may be defined as 2p 3
C. ×
A. 6 a−b 3 2p
B. a 2−b 2p 3
C. 2 a+b
D. ×−
3 2p
D. 4 (b−a) Item 14 refers to the following diagram of a
7. 3 x 2 ×2 x 3=¿ rectangle.
A. 6 x 5
B. 6 x 6
C. 5 x 5
D. 72 x5
8. If 5 ( y−2 ) =3 ( y+ 4 ) , then y is
A. – 1
14. The area of the rectangle, in cm2, is x 2. The
B. 3
equation that may be used to find the
C. 7
value of x is
D. 11
A. x 2=2(x−4)
 B. x 2=( x−2)( x −4) 13
C. 2
C. x 2=( x−4)( x +2) 15 x
D. x 2=2( x−4)( x−2) 13
D.
15. Althea normally saves $ x each month, but 15 x
in June, she saved $4 more than twice her 2
usual amount. In June she saved
x +3 y
23. What is the value of , if
A. $ 4 x xy
B. $ 6 x
x=4∧ y=2 ?
3
C. $ 2(x +4) A. 1
4
D. $(2 x +4)
x 1
16. If 3+ =1, then the value of x is B. 2
2 2
A. – 11 3
B. – 4 C. 2
8
1
C. 3
4 D. 2
1 4
D.
2 24. If 5 ( 2 x −1 )=35 , then x=¿
17. 5 × 5 x+2is the same as
x+1
A. – 4
A. 52 x 1
B.
B. 5 2 x+3 4
C. 53 (2 x) C. 3

D. 2 ×52 x D. 4

18. If a∗b=a 2+b 2, then the value of

(3 * 4) * 2 is
A. 252 +22 25. John has x marbles and Max has twice as
many marbles as John. Max gives John 5 of
B. 122 +22
his marbles. How many marbles does John
C. ¿ now have?
A. x−5
D. (3 ¿ ¿ 2+ 42 )+22 ¿
B. x +5
19. When twice a certain number is C. 2 x−5
subtracted from 7 and the result is D. 2 x+5
multiplied by 3, the answer is 33. What is 26. If a=3 and ab=6 , then a 2−b2=¿
the original number? A. 1
A. – 3 B. 2
B. – 2 C. 5
C. 2 D. 13
D. 9 27. (−8 a ) × (−3 b )=¿
20. Given that 3 * 6 = 12 and 2 * 5 = 9, then A. −24 ab
a * b may be defined as B. −11ab
A. 6 a−b C. 11ab
B. a 2−b
C. 2 a+b
D. 24 ab

D. 4 (b−a)
28. 5 ( 2 x − y )−2 ( 3 y−5 x )=¿
A . −11 y
21. If 32 x+1=9( 3x ), then the value of x is B. 2 x−6 y
A. 0 C . 6 x−7 y
1 D . 20 x−11 y
B.
3
C. 1 [Link] m∗n=√ mn−n 2 , then 5 * 3 =
D. 3 A. √ 6
1 2 B. 3
C. √ 15
22. + is equal to
5x 3 x
3 D. 6
[Link] 50−3 x= x−26 , then x=¿
A. 2

A. – 12
8x

B. – 6
3
B.
C. 6
8x
 D. 19 IF the perimeter is 31 cm, then
the SHORTEST side is
[Link] P= , when m=−3 , then P =
A. 9
2
m

A. – 6 B. 10
2−m

C. 11
B. D. 12
−6
5
C. [Link] a∗b= −1 , then 7 * 28 =
9 b
a
D. 9
5
A.
−3
32. 3 a ( a+ 2b )−b ( 2 a−3 b ) =¿ 4
A. 3 a2 −ab+3 b 2 B.
1
B. 3 a2 + 4 ab+ 3 b2
C. 3
4
C. 3 a2 + 4 ab−3 b2
D. 4
D. 3 a2 +8 ab−3 b 2
[Link] 2 ( y−4 )=16 ,then y=¿ 40.
4 2
+ =¿
A. 4
5x 5 x

B. 6 A.
6
C. 10 25 x
D. 12
B.
8
Item 34 refers to the expansion below.
25 x

C.
6
10 x
( x +a ) ( x +b ) =x2 + ( a+b ) x+ ab
D.
6
[Link] middle term in the expansion 5x
of 41.“When 7 is added to 3 times a
(x +3)(x−1) is certain number n, the result is
A. 2 22”.
B. 3 The statement above may be
C. 2 x represented by the equation
D. 4 x A. 3 n+7=22
B. 7 n−22=3
C. 3 n+22=7
[Link] expression −2(x−4) is the D. 7 n+3=22
same as [Link] of the following represents
A. −2 x−8 the statement “The difference of
B. −2 x−4 two square numbers is positive”?
C. −2 x+ 4 A. x 2− y 2 >0
D. −2 x+ 8 B. 2 x−2 y> 0
[Link], 2 x+3 ≥ 9 the range of C. ( y−x ) >0
values of x is
2

D. 2( y −x)>0
A. x >3
B. x ≥ 3
C. x >6
D. x ≥ 6
[Link] 6 is added to a number and [Link] a=3∧ab=6 ,then
the sum is divided by three, the
2 2 2

result is four. This statement A. 0

(a+ b) −a −b =¿

written in Mathematical symbol is B. 8

C. 12
A.
D. 20
6+ x
=4
[Link] r∗s=s r then 3 * 2 =
3

B. A. 8
6
+ x=4
B. 9
3

C.
6+ x 4 C. 12
D. 27
=
3 3
45. ( 4−x ) ( 3+2 x )=¿
D. 6+ =4
A. 7+5 x−2 x 2
x

B. 12+5 x+ 2 x 2
3
[Link] sides of a triangle are
x cm,( x−1)cm∧(x+ 2)cm. C. 12+11 x−2 x 2
 D. 12+5 x−2 x2 54. 5 ( x+ y )−3 ( x− y )=¿
[Link] values of x and y which A. 2 x
satisfy the equations B. 2 x+ 2 y
x +2 y=27∧2 x− y=19 are C. 2 x+ 8 y
respectively D. 8 x +8 y
A. 15 and 10 [Link] x is an integer that satisfies the
B. 10 and 15 inequality 4 <2 x ≤ 6 , then
C. 7 and 13 A. 2< x ≤3
D. 13 and 7 B. −2< x ≤3
47. (8 a)2=¿ C. −3< x ≤2
A. 16 a D. −3 ≤ x←2
B. 64 a [Link] sum of two positive numbers
C. 16 a 2 (p and q) is 32. Their difference is
D. 64 a2 12. What is the SMALLER
[Link] that a △ b=2a−3 b then number?
A. 10
2 △ (−3)=
B. 12
A. – 7
C. 20
B. – 5
D. 22
C. 3
D. 13 Item 57 refers to the information below
[Link], 20 a−16=12−3 a, then a = which shows the cost of a pen and a
box.
A.
5
8

B.
21
16

C.
13
8
[Link] total cost of 3 pens and 2
D.
boxes is
5

A. 5 xy
2
50. 2 ¿
B. 5(x + y )
A. 2 a5 b3
C. 2 x+3 y
B. 2 a6 b3 D. 3 x+ 2 y
[Link] the distributive law,
C. 6 a 2 b
( p ×q )−(p × r ) is simplified to
D. 8 a 6 b 3 A. −qr
B. −2 pqr
51. maybe written as C. p2−qr
4 x 3x
+
D. p(q−r )
7y 5y
A.
[Link] p∗q=2 p+ q , then2 * 3 is
41 x

A. 5
35 y

B. B. 7
2
41 x
35 y C. 8
D. 9
C. [Link] coefficient of x in the
41 xy

expansion of (x +3)(x−1)is
35 y

D. A. – 3
20 x +21 y
B. – 2
35 y
52. ( x−2 ) ( 3 x+ 4 )=¿ C. 2
A. 3 x 2−6 x−8 D. 4
B. 3 x 2−2 x −8
C. 3 x 2+10 x +8
D. 3 x 2−10 x+ 8
[Link] 5 x−26=x+50 , then the value of
x is
A. – 12
B. – 6
C. 6
D. 19