Maths Quest 8 for New South Wales Chapter 4 Algebra Test Yourself 1

Test Yourself Chapter 4 Algebra Name: ___________________________

All Multiple Choice

1 The expression that represents the D 6 The value of a + b when D

product of p and q is: a = -6 and b = -7 is:
A p+q A 1
B p-q B -1
p C 13
C D -13
q
D pq
7 The expression y - 3 y simplifies to: C
A 4y
2 The expression that represents the sum B
B –y
of 2 x and 3 y is:
C –2y
A 2x - 3y D 2y
B 2x + 3y
C 2x ÷ 3y
D 2x ´ 3y 8 The expression 8 g - 4 + 10 g + 12 A
simplifies to:
A 18 g + 8
3 If d = 6 and e = 2, the value of -3de B B 2 g + 16
is: C 18 g - 8
A 36 D 18 g + 16
B -36
C 18
D -18 9 The expression 5a 3 + a 3 simplifies to: B
A 4a 3
4 The value of 7 x( y + 4) when x = 3 and C B 6a 3
y = -2 is: C 6a 6
A 21 D 4a 6
B -21
C 42
10 The expression B
D -42
3c 2 - 4d - 4c 2 + 3d - 6 simplifies to:
A c2 - d - 6
15 D B -c 2 - d - 6
5 The value of (h - 6i ) when
g C -c 2 + d - 6
g = 5, h = 10 and i = -3 is: D -c 2 - d + 6
A 24
B 30
C 48
D 84
Maths Quest 8 for New South Wales Chapter 4 Algebra Test Yourself 2

11 The expression 5d ´ 8e simplifies to: C 16 The expanded form of - 4(9 - 3z ) is: B

A 13de A 36 - 12 z
B 3de B -36 + 12 z
C 40de C 5 - 7z
D 40d + e D - 24 z

12 The expression 6 xy ´ - 4 z ´ 3 simplifies D 17 The expanded form of 3x(2 x - 4 y ) is: A

to:
A 6 xyz A 6x 2
- 12 xy
B 5 xyz B 6x 2 + 12 xy
C -6 xyz C 5x 2 - 7 xy
D -72 xyz D 5x 2 - xy

18 The expanded form of - 2 w(10 w + 3 y ) D

13 10 z A is:
The fraction simplifies to:
30 z A 20 w 2 - 6 wy
1 B 20 w 2 + 6 wy
A
3
C 8w 2 + wy
1
B D - 20w 2 - 6 wy
3z
z
C
3 19 The expression 4(h - 3) + 5 simplifies A
10
D to:
30 A 4h - 7
B 4h + 2
C 4h - 2
14 15 x B
The fraction simplifies to: D 4h + 7
55 xy
3x
A 20 The expression B
11 y
12 x(2 y + 3) + 4 x(5 - 2 y ) simplifies to:
3
B A 60 xy
11 y
B 16 xy + 56 x
3
C C 60xy + 12xy
y D 72 xy
1
D
y
21 The factorised form of 12 xy + 20 y is: C
A y (3x + 5)
15 The expanded form of 8(2 y + 4) is: C B 4 y ( x + 5)
A 48 y C 4 y (3 x + 5)
B 10 y + 12 D y ( x + 5)
C 16 y + 32
D 48 + y
Maths Quest 8 for New South Wales Chapter 4 Algebra Test Yourself 3

22 The factorised form of 25 - 15e is: A 25 8 x 3x A

The expression ÷ simplifies to:
A 5(5 - 3e) 9 2
B 5(1 - 3e) 16
A
C 5(3e - 5) 27
D 5(5 - e) 24 x 2
B
18
4
23 The factorised form of 24mn + 16lmn B C
is: 3
A 2mn(12 + 8l ) 4x 2
D
B 8mn(3 + 2l ) 3
C 8n(3m + 2lm)
D 8m(3n + 2 ln)
26 35 x 7 x D
The expression ÷ simplifies to:
16 8
24 5x 4 x C 245 x 2
The expression + simplifies to: A
6 7 128
9x 280 x
A B
42 112 x
9x 245x
B C
13 128
59x 5
C D
42 2
20 x 2
D
42