Simplify:

1. 3 p2 × 4 p5
3 x 21 x 2
2. ÷
4 y 2 2 oy 2

Make x the subject of the formula:

x
1. y= +3 p
5
m( x−u)
2. f =
t
Factorise:

1. 1−4 h2
2. pq−q2−3 p+3 q

Solve:

3 1
1. + =0
7 x−1 x
2. 2 x2 −9 x=0
3
3. y=12
2
4. 2 x2 +5 x−3=0

Worded Problems:

1. When a number, x , is multiplied by 2, the result is squared to give a new number, y .

a. Express y in terms of x .
b. Determine the two values of x that satisfy the equation y=x AND the equation derived
in the above part.

2. A farmer wishes to enclose a rectangular plot with a wire fence. The width of the plot is 3
metres less that its length,l . Given that the area enclosed by the fence is 378 square metres,
construct an equation in terms of l .

3. Two adult tickets and three children tickets cost $43.00

One adult ticket and one ticket for a child costs $18.50
a. Let x represent the cost of an adult ticket and y represent the cost of a ticket for a child.
Write 2 equations to represent the above.
b. Solve the equations to determine the cost of an adult ticket.
 4. Write the following statement as an algebraic expression. The sum of a number and its
multiplicative inverse is five times the number.

5. Four mangoes and two pears cost $24.00, while two mangoes and three pears cost $16.00
a. Write a pair of simultaneous equation in x and y to represent the information given.
b. State clearly what x and y represent.

6. A bottle contains 500ml of orange juice. Write an expression for each of the following.
a. The amount of juice left in the bottle after pouring out p ml.
b. The amount of juice left in the bottle after pouring out q glasses containing r ml.
7. Write an expression to represent each of the below statements.
a. When 4 is added to a certain number, the result is the same as halving the number and
adding 10.
b. Squaring a number and subtracting 6 gives the same result as doubling the number and
adding 9.

8. John drew the diagram below to show what he was thinking.

Multiply
Input Add 5 Output
by 3
a. Use the information from the diagram to write a formula for y in terms of x .
b. If the number 4 is the input, what number would be the output.
c. If the number 8 is the output, what would be the input.
d. Reverse the formula written above to write x in terms of y .

Simultaneous equations:

1. 2 x+3 y =9
3 x− y=8

2. 2 x+ y =3
5 x−2 y=1 2

3. 3 x+ y=2
4 x−2 y=6

4. 3 x−27=10
2 x+5 y =13
5. 3 x+ 2 y =13
x−2 y=−1