Using Algebra to Solve Problems

Multiple-choice Questions

Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 30.

Level 1 5. If p  5, 5  3p 
A. 30.
1. Which of the following algebraic B. 10.
expressions represents the word sentence C. 3.
‘Multiply the sum of m and n by 7’? D. 10.
A. 7  m  n
B. m  n  7 9t  5
C. 7(m  n) 6. Given that s  . If t  6, s 
7
D. 7mn
A. 7.
10
2. Which of the following expressions is the B. .
7
same as 12q  8r  s? C. 13.
4q 24
A. D. .
rs 7
B. 3q  2rs
3qs
C. 7. Solve the equation 6y  9  15.
2r
D. 4qs  r A. y  1
13
B. y 
3. 5x  5  2x  2
A. 2x C. y  4
13
B. 3x  5 D. y  
2
C. 2
D. 5x
x
8. Solve the equation 2   4.
3
4. The price of a pear is $a, while the price 2
of an orange is $b. The total price of A. x 
3
1 pear and 2 oranges is B. x  2
A. $(a  2b).
C. x  6
B. $3(a  b).
D. x  18
C. $(2a  b).
D. $2(a  b).
9. Solve the equation 2n  7  23.

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A. n  8 B. m  5
B. n8 C. m  10
C. n  15 D. m  45
D. n  15
16. Solve the equation 3(c  3)  2(c  2) 
10. Solve the equation 20  5p. 9.
A. p  4
A. c  22
1
B. p   B. c  8
4
C. p  4 C. c  4
1 D. c  4
D. p 
4
r r
17. Solve the equation   4.
11. Solve the equation 6x  2x  48. 3 6
A. x  4 A. r  2
B. x  6 B. r  8
C. x  12 C. r  12
D. x  16 D. r  24

12. Solve the equation 7k  28  37  2k. w w

18. Solve the equation   5.
A. k  1 6 10
B. k  1 A. w  15
C. k  13 B. w  25
D. k  13 C. w  45
D. w  75
13. Solve the equation 3  a  a  7.
A. a  2 19. Kelvin and Bonnie together have $100.
B. a  4
Given that Bonnie has $20 more than
C. a  5
Kelvin. Find the amount that Kelvin has.
D. a  10
A. $30
B. $40
14. Solve the equation 5(h  6)  h  2.
C. $60
A. h  1
B. h  4 D. $70
C. h  7
D. h  10
15. Solve the equation 4(m  7)  5(m  1) 
22.
A. m  2
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20. Fanny had 5 packs of sweets. After eating 3m  10 2
24. Consider k   . If m  4 and
4n m
8 sweets, she evenly distributed the rest
of sweets to 12 children. If each of the n  5, k 
1
children received 16 sweets, find the A. .
12
original number of sweets in each pack. 3
B. .
A. 40 5
B. 50 3
C. .
2
C. 100
D. 200 D. 6.

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Level 2 25. Solve the equation 5   2.
3
A. 4
21. Which of the following algebraic B. 8
expressions represents the word sentence C. 16
‘Divide the difference between p and 3 D. 28
by the sum of 5 and k’?
p3 26. Solve the equation
A. k
5
3[2  5(y  4)  2y]  5(6  y).
B. p  3  5  k A. 21
p3
C. B. 2.4
5k
D. p  3  (5  k) C. 3.6
D. 9
22. 4a  5b  6  7a  8  7 p p 5
A. 11a  19b 27. Solve the equation   2.
5 7
B. 3a  5b  2 A. 2
C. 8ab B. 5
D. 14  11a  5b C. 7
D. 12
23. Mr. Chan originally had n cartons of fruit
juice, with 4 of them expired. He sold the
rest at $5 each. Find the amount he
received.
A. $(4n  5)
B. $(5n  20)
C. $(4n  20)
D. $(5n  4)

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28. Solve the equation 30. The prices of a pencil and a rubber are
1 2 1  $1.8 and $2.5 respectively. The number
  (3  x)  x  1 .
3 5 2  of pencils bought by Peter is 2 more than
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A. twice of that of rubbers. Given that the
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7 total price of the pencils and the rubbers
B.
5 is $125.6. Find the difference in the
5
C. numbers of pencils and rubbers bought.
2
37 A. 18
D.
30 B. 20
C. 22
29. Mr. Cheung spent $200 to buy m pears, D. 24
however, 7 of them were rotten. He sold
the rest at $3 each. If he earned $139,
find the number of pears that were sold.
A. 113
B. 120
C. 127
D. 139

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