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1) Write an algebraic expression for each of the following:
(𝑎) Add 2x to 14 →
(𝑏) 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 14 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 5𝑎 →
(𝑐) 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑦 4 𝑏𝑦 2𝑘 →
(𝑑) 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒 8𝑥 𝑏𝑦 24 →
(𝑒) 𝐴𝑑𝑑 2𝑥 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑤𝑖𝑐𝑒 3𝑦 →
(𝑓) 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 5𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑦 →
pg. 1
2. Given that 𝑥 = −5, 𝑦 = 3, evaluate the following:
𝑥+𝑦 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
(𝑎) (𝑏)
𝑥−𝑦 𝑥𝑦−1
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 𝑥 3 −𝑦 3
(𝑐) (𝑑)
𝑥+𝑦 𝑥−𝑦
𝑥 2 +𝑥+1
3. Calculate the value of the algebraic expression 𝑥 2 −𝑥−1
1 1
(𝑎) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 1 (𝑏) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = −
2 3
pg. 2
𝑎+𝑏 𝑎+𝑐
4. If 𝑎 = 3, 𝑏 = 4, 𝑐 = 6, find the value of + 𝑐−𝑏
𝑐
7. −𝑚 − 9𝑚 − 6𝑚 8. ℎ + 7ℎ − 8ℎ 9. 8𝑑 − 2𝑑 − 3𝑑 + 4𝑑 − 7𝑑
𝑟
13. −𝑟 + 8𝑠 + 2 − 14𝑠 14. 9𝑛 − 2𝑝 − 3𝑛 + 2𝑝 − 10 + 6 3
15. 6𝑟 − 7𝑡 + 4𝑠 − 9𝑟 − 4 𝑠 + 𝑡
pg. 3
3 ℎ 1
5. 5 × (−15𝑒)
1
4. − 8 × 2 6. (− 15) × (−450𝑤)
7. (9𝑥 − 𝑦) ÷ 3
1
8. (16ℎ + 24) ÷ 4 9. 3(𝑥 + 2)
1 4 2 3
13. −9 (− 3 − 45 𝑡) 14. (4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 5𝑧) ÷ (− 5) 15. (−8𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 4𝑧) ÷ (− 2)
pg. 4
Arithmetical Operations on Algebraic Expressions
(−5)×4𝑔 (−3)×(−8𝑘) 8×5𝑚
1. 2. 3.
10 12 4
4×3𝑦 −9×2𝑘 2
4. 5. 6.
12× 𝑠
3
2 36
16
7.
6𝑘×(−3)
1
8. 8𝑦 × 3𝑦 ÷ 2𝑥 9. 5(𝑎 + 2𝑏) − 3𝑏
3
10. −2𝑎 − 3(𝑎 − 𝑏) 11. 5(3𝑝 − 2𝑞) − 2(3𝑝 + 2𝑞) 12. 7𝑚 − 2𝑛 − 2(3𝑛 − 2𝑚)
13. (𝑤 + 𝑟) − 4(3𝑡 − 2𝑤) + 14. −4[5(2𝑥 + 3𝑦) − 4(𝑥 + 15. 3(𝑝 − 2𝑞) − 4(2𝑝 − 3𝑞 −
6(𝑡 − 2𝑟) 2𝑦)] 5)
pg. 5
2𝑥−3 𝑥−3 2𝑥+7 𝑥−6
1. + 2. −
3 3 5 5
𝑥 2𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥+1
3. + 4. +
2 5 7 5
2𝑎+3 𝑎+2
5.
𝑥−4 2𝑥−5 2(𝑥+1)
6
− 4
6. + −
5 3 6
pg. 6
𝑥−4 2𝑥−5 1 1
9. 2𝑥 + − 10. (𝑥 + 1) − (𝑥 − 1)
9 3 2 3
1 3 4 3
11. 4 (2𝑥 + 𝑦) − 10 (𝑥 − 𝑦) 12. 5 (𝑝 + 2𝑞) + 5 (𝑝 − 𝑞)
pg. 7
Revision 9
1. Given that a = 2, b = −3, c = −1,evaluate the following.
(a)3a − 4b + c (b) 𝑏 3 − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑐
(c)𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 + 2𝑏𝑐 − 𝑐 2 (d)
𝑎+𝑏
2. (a) 8 cans of equal weight are placed in a box 3.(a) Find the sum of 8a − 2b + 3c and − 3a +
weighing 200g. If each can weighs x g, find 4b − 3c
the total weight of cans and the box.
pg. 8
4. Simplify each of the following. 5.Simplify each of the following:
(a) 6c + 4d − 2c − d (a)
𝑝−2
−
𝑝+1
3 4
𝑎−𝑏
(b) 1 −
𝑎
1 1
(c) (2𝑎 − 1) + (1 − 2𝑎)
5 7
pg. 9
𝑑) 𝑎(𝑏 − 𝑎) 𝑒)𝑏 − 𝑎2 𝑓) (𝑏 − 𝑎)2
𝑎+𝑏+2𝑐 5𝑐 𝑏−𝑐 𝑏𝑐 𝑎𝑐
𝑐) − 4𝑏 𝑑) ÷ (𝑎 + )
3𝑐−𝑎−𝑏 3𝑐+4𝑏 𝑏
pg. 10
1 1 2
𝑐) 10 + 3 [4𝑘 − (18 + 7𝑘)] 𝑑) 2 [16𝑥 − 3 (6𝑥 − 12)]
pg. 11
𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 4𝑎−𝑐 2(3𝑎+𝑏) 4(2𝑎−𝑏)
𝑖) − + 𝑗) +
3 2 5 5 3
pg. 12