Year 9 Mathematics Algebra Practice Test 1

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1 Simplify a) 5x + 7x c) 5a + 2b 3a + b e) 6ab 4ba 2 Simplify a) 8 x 7m c) 10a x a e) 4n x 2a 3 Simplify a) 6a 2 4 Simplify a) (2a + 3a) x 5 c) (5a + 7a) x (3b 2b) e) b) d) f) 10a 3 x 2a 3m x 2n mn
7 p + 8 p 3p 2 p 3q

b)

6y + 2y 5y

d) 5p2 + 2p 3p2 f) 6a 2b + 5 + x

b) d) f)

5a x 6b 3pq x 4qr 7p x 3ap2

b) 15ab 3a

c)

12ac 8ab

d) -6x 18xy

3a 5b 2 a + 3a

5 Expand a) 5(a + 4) d) 3a(5 2a)

b) 7(2x 7)

c) p(p 7) f) (7 2m)

e) -5(3x + 4)

6 Expand and simplify a) 5a + 3 + 2(x + 3) c) 5(a + 2) + 3 (a 9) b) d) a(a 1) a2 + 3 3a(a + b) a(3a 4b)

Factorise a) 2x + 6 e) 5x2 10xy b) 10x + 15y f) 4a 8 c) 2mn + m d) 9ax + 6a h) 4xy + 6x2

g) a2 + 3a

8 Simplify a)

3a 2 a + 5 5

b)

5 3 a a

c)

x x + 3 2

d)

4a a 5 3

9 Simplify

a)

5m m + 8 2

b)

3a 2b 4 3

c)

9 2 + x 3x

d)

5a 2 a 2 x 3x

10 Simplify

a) d)

2 5 a b m m 3 6

b) e)

5 a a 10 8a 2 a 3b 9b

3b 4 c) 2 5b
f)

11 Simplify
a)

5x + 10 2x + 4 y

ab b 2 5

6 a + 3b 3x 9 y

2 x 3x b) 5 x ax

c)

d)

14 a + 14 b 7 a + 7b

12 Write an algebraic expression for each of the following

(a) the sum of x and y (b) the average of 5 and m

(c) the cost of b books at p dollars each (d) $2 was shared between Sue and Jenny. If Sue received x cents, how many cents did Jenny receive? 13 Write an expression for the perimeter of this triangle

a+1 a

a+1

14 Write an expression for the area of this rectangle a 2a + 2