CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY 1

MODERNLAND

FUNDAMENTAL ALGEBRA REVIEW EXERCISE

1. Find the value of 7x + 3y when x = 12 and y = -6.

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2. Solve.
3w - 7 = 32

w = ................................................ [2]

3. Expand the brackets and simplify.

4 (5w + 3) - 2 (w - 1)

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4. Solve.
2 - x = 5x + 1

x = ................................................ [2]

5. Solve the inequality.

3n - 5 2 17 + 8n

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6. Solve the inequality.
6n + 3  8n

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7. Solve the equation

x − 2 2x + 5
= .
4 3

Answer x = [3]

8. Find the integer values of n that satisfy the inequality 15 G 4n 1 28 .

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9. Solve the equation.

n-8
= 11
2

Answer n = ................................................ [2]

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10. Piet, Rob and Sam collect model aeroplanes.
Piet has x aeroplanes.
Rob has 7 more aeroplanes than Piet.
Sam has three times as many aeroplanes as Piet.

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for

(i) the number of aeroplanes Rob has,

Answer(a)(i) [1]

(ii) the number of aeroplanes Sam has.

Answer(a)(ii) [1]

(b) The total number of aeroplanes is 32.

(i) Use the information in part (a) to write down an equation in x.

Answer(b)(i) [1]

(ii) Solve your equation.

Answer(b)(ii) x = [2]

(c) Write down the number of aeroplanes Rob has.

Answer(c) [1]
11. (a) Look at this list of numbers.

–8 –3 –1 0 7 10

Write down all the numbers from this list that satisfy the inequality 3 < x ≤ 7

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(b) Write down the inequality shown on the number line below.

x
−6 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3

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12. These two mapping diagrams are equivalent to each other.

Divide by 0.2

Multiply by .........

Complete the second mapping diagram by writing in a whole number. [1]

13. The diagram shows a parallelogram.
All sides are measured in centimetres.
3x + 5 NOT TO
SCALE

x+2

(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the parallelogram.

cm [1]

(b) The perimeter of the parallelogram is 62 cm.

Work out the length of the longest side of the parallelogram.

cm [3]
13. The grid shows the positions of three points A, B and C.

6
5 A

4
3
2
B
1

−4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 x
−1
−2
C
−3
−4

(a) Write down the coordinates of C.

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(b) ABCD is a rhombus.

Plot the position of point D on the grid.
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