REVIEW OF ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS

Name:________________________________________________________

1. Write the following sentences using algebraic expressions:

a) Three times a number.

b) One fifth of a number.
c) The sum of the product of a number by four times this number.
d) Half the product of two numbers.
e) The difference between two numbers squared.

2. Calculate the numerical value of the following algebraic expressions:

a) 4x + 3 if x = -1

b) 3 ( 2x + y ) if x = 5 and y = 3
 
3. Fill in the table:

Coefficient Literal part Grade

-5x2

7a2b3

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4. Reduce the following expressions as much as possible:

a) 2x + 5x =

b) 10a + 5 – 4a + 8 =

c) 3x2 + 12 – x2 + 4x =

d) 5 · 4x =

e) 2y · (-3) =

f) 5x+3·(4x–2)=

5. Indicate whether the following expressions are equations or identities:

a) 3x · y = y · 3x c) 5 · ( x + 1 ) = 5x + 5
b) 2x = 42 d) 5x + 1 = 21
6.  Work out the following equations:

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a) x + 5 = 11
b) 5 · x = 40
c) -8x = 0
d) 6–x=2
7.  Work out the following equations:
 a) 3x + 5x = 6 + 3

b) 3 + 1 = 7x – 24

c) 2x + 4 = x + 5x - 2x

d) 2 · ( 3 + 2x ) = 10

e) 4 · ( x – 5 ) = 3 · ( x + 1 ) – 15

8. Work out the following equations:

a)

b)

c)

d)