Year 9 - Worksheet 3

ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Simplify the following:
1.

2 3x

6.

x2 + x5

2.

3x 4y

7.

x3 x2 x4

3.

2x + 5x

8.

4.

3x + 4y + 2x

5.

5x + 4y - 2x - 3y

3x 5x2
x7
9.
x3
5
10. 8x 3
12x

TEN QUICK QUESTIONS

PUZZLE

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Write the next 3 numbers in the sequences.

1.

1, 4, 7, 10,

2.

90, 85, 80, 75,

3.

1, 4, 9, 16,

4.

0, 3, 8, 15,

5.

Simplify 2a 5a

,
,

,
,

,
,
,

A farmer has 3 bales of hay:

alfalfa, barley and wheat.
Together, the alfalfa and
barley weigh 30kg.
Together, the barley and
wheat weigh 50kg.

6.

Simplify x x

Together, the wheat and

alfalfa weigh 40kg.

7.

Simplify 3b + 2c + b + c

How much does each weigh?

8.

If a = 3, calculate 2a2

9.

If a = 4 and b = 1, calculate a - b
2

10.

Find two equal numbers that sum to 28.

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INVESTIGATION
A mouse can walk though the maze a number of ways. How many ways are
there from start to finish?

START

1.

xx

2.

x2 x3

3.

3x3 4x3

4.

x5 x2 x7

5.

3(x2 + 2x2)

6.

x5
x3

7.

6x5
3x3

8.

10x5
8x3

9.

x3 x5
x3

10.

x3 + x3
x

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Simplify these expressions:

EQUATION SOLVING
Solve the following equations.
1.

x+5=7

6.

2x - 3 = 5

2.

x-3=8

7.

x - 11 = 0

3.

3+x=4

8.

2x + x - 3 = 6

4.

7 + x = 11

9.

x + 11 = 11

5.

2x + 1 = 12

10.

11 - x = 5

MORE EQUATION SOLVING

You can solve equations many different ways.
For example, 2x + 2 = 12 can by represented with equal sized boxes.
x

x
10

2
2

2x + 2 = 12

1 1
5

1 1

x=5

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Solve the following equations:

1.

2x + 3 = 15

2.

3x + 1 = 16

3.

2x + 7 = 9

4.

2x - 1 = 11

5.

2x + 7 = x + 8

6.

3x + 3 = x + 7

7.

2(x + 1) = 12

8.

2(x + 3) = 16

9.

2 + 3x = 17

10.

5 + 2x = 7

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THE NUMBER SYSTEM

Complete the table below:
Number

Number written in words

1.

3 906

three thousand nine hundred and six

2.

190

3.

6 423

4.

67 599

5.

one hundred and fifty nine

6.

eight thousand three hundred and fifty

7.

forty four thousand two hundred and twenty one

8.

seven hundred and sixty four thousand

9.

80.5

10.

5010.3

11.

twelve and fifteen hundredths

12.

six thousandths

SUDOKU

13.7

13

15

28.15

28

29

900.62 900

901

7.4

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Indicate these numbers on the number lines.