Mathematics Worksheet

1. QUESTION 1:
(a) Translate each of the following word phrases into algebraic expressions
i) Two times a number x plus a number y
ii) If x = 5, and y = 2 in the expression above. Evaluate the expression.

(b) Solve for x in the following:

4x + 8 = 10

(c) Write an equation for the following and solve.

i) Mary bought x apples, she gave away six of them and is now left with six.

ii) When 6 is subtracted from a number the answer is 4, what is that number?

iii) I think of a number, double it and the result is 15, what is that number?

iv) An unknown number multiplied by 8 gives you 32.

v) When I think of number and add 5, then the result is 25. Form an equation and

solve it to find the number that I thought of.

QUESTION 2: Answer the following questions on the following picture graph.

Picture graph showing the number of pets in a pet store.

a. How many pets are there in all in the pet store?

b. How many more dogs than birds are there in the pet store?

c. What is the modal number of pet?

 d. Which two pets have the same amount?

e. How many pets would I have if I buy all the birds and the turtle from the pet store?

f. If the pet store bought two more fish and three more turtles, how many pets will there be

in all at the pet store?

QUESTION 3: Simplify the following algebraic expressions.

a. 6 p+ 4 p +3 q+6 q b. 8 a+5+ 6 a+11 c. 4 d−2 p−5 d

d. −5 r +12 r +4 rp e. −5+6 f +3 f −2 f. – a−a−a

QUESTION 4: Expand the following binomial expressions.

a. 5(x + 4) b. (2(3 x−5) c. 11( 2a−3 b)

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d. −10( a−5) e. −3(−m+1) f. −5(5 p−2t )

QUESTION 5: Factorise the following algebraic expressions.

a. 4 y +8 p b. 9 y−18 y c. 2 p−16
4( ) 9y( ) 2()
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d. 25x + 10 = e. 3 p −11 p f. 5+50 m
5( ) p( ) 5()

QUESTION 6: Solve the following.

A rectangle field has length 4 cm and width10 cm. Draw the field and find the area of the

field?