BASIC ALGEBRA WORKSHEET: a.

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1. 5x + 3 = 7x – 1. Find x b. braces

2. 5x + 2(x + 7) = 14x – 7. Find x c. brackets

3. 12t – 10 = 14t + 2. Find t d. arrows

4. 5(z + 1) = 3(z + 2) + 11 Solve for Z 14. If X equals 5, what is the value

of 6X + 2X - X?
5.Solve X where 5X = 20.
a. 25

b. 30
6.Solve X where X - 5 = 15.
c. 35

7.Solve X where 3X + 7 - 2 = 8. d. 40

8.- 3 + (-14) = 15.  A number is increased by 2 and

then multiplied by 3. The result is 24.
What is this number?
9.20 - (-6) =
a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
10. Add the following: 3x - 2y + 2y
d.  10
+ 3z + 2z - 4x - 5y.
16. My father’s age divided by 5 is
equal to my brother’s age divided by
11. 6x - 10 = 4(x + 3). Solve for x. 3. My brother is 3 years older than
12. x - 6 = 17. Solve for x. me. My father’s age is 3 less than 2
times my age. How old is my father?

a. 34
b. 45
13. Which of the following is not a c. 56
grouping symbol? d. 61
17.  (x – 2) / 4 – (3x + 5) / 7 = – 3, x (ii) 14x -3y and -5x + 11y
=?
(iii) 2x2y and -8x2y
a. 6
b. 7
c. 10 3. Arrange and add the trinomials:
d. 13
(i) 4x + 5y – 3z and 9x – 6y + 4z
18.  1 / (1 + 1 / (1 – 1/x)) = 4, x = ?
(ii)3x2 + 4xy + 5y2 and 9y2 – 10x2 –
a. – 3/4 6xy
b. 3/7
(iii) 14xy + 17yz + 13xz and 8xy –
c. 4/7
15yz + 12xz
d. 3/4
4. Find the sum of:
19.Add 5xy – 3x2 – 12y +5x, xy – 3x –
12yz +5x3 and y – 6x2 – zy +5x3 (i) 3x2 – 2xy + 4y2 and – x2 + 4xy –
2y2
20. Subtract x2y –2x2 -zy + 5 and –
3x2 +3x3 from y3 +3x2y –6x2 -6zy (ii) 3p + 4q + 7r, -5p + 3q – 6r and 4p
+7x3 – 2q – 4r

1. Arrange and add the monomials: (iii) 2a2 + ab - b2, -a2 + 2ab + 3b2
and 3a2 – 10ab + 4b2
(i) –8abc and 10abc
(iv) k2 – k + 1, -5k2 + 2k – 2 and 3k2 –
(ii) 5x2yz2 and 9x2yz2
3k + 1
(iii) -6z7, and 5z7
(v) x2 – xy + yz, 2xy + yz – 2x2 and
-3yz + 3x2 + xy

(vi) 4u2 + 7 – 3u, 4u – u2 + 8 and -10

+ 5u – 2u2

2. Arrange and add the binomials:

5. Add the following expressions:
(i) 2p + 3q and 7p + 8q
(i) 3xyz + 4yz + 5zx, 7xz – 6yz + 4xyz
and -9xyz – 11zy + 9xz

(ii) x3 – 2y3 + x, y3 – 2x3 + y and -2y

+ 2y3 – 5x + 4x3

(iii) 7p2 – 4p2q + 8q2, 5q2 – 2p2 +

6p2q and 3p2q + 10p2

(iv) 9x2 – 7x + 5, -14x2 – 6 + 15x and

20x2 + 40x - 17

(v) –m2 – 3mn + 3n2 + 8, 3m2 – 5n2

– 3 + 4mn and -6mn + 2m2 – 2 + n2

6. If P = a2 – 2bc + b2, Q = -b2 + bc –

c2 and R = c2 + cb + a2 then, find the
value of P + Q + R.

Answers: 3. (i) 13x - y +z

(ii) -7x2 - 2xy + 14y2

1. (i) 2abc
(iii) 22xy + 2yz + 25xz
(ii) 14x2yz2

(iii) -z7
4. (i) 2x2 + 2xy + 2y2

(ii) 2p + 5q – 3r
2. (i) 9p + 11q
(iii) 4a2 – 7ab + 6b2
(ii) 9x + 8y
(iv) –k2 – 2k
(iii) -6x2y
(v) 2x2 + 2xy - yz

(vi) u2 + 6u + 5
 (v) 4m2 – 5mn – n2
5. (i) -2xyz – 13yz + 21xz
(ii) 3x3 + y3 – 4x – y
(iii) 15p2 + 5p2q + 13q2
6. 0
(iv) 15x2 – 32x – 18

(i) -8a – 12b + 17c from a – b – c

1. Arrange and subtract the (ii) 1 + 4m + 9m2 from 4 – m – 5m2

monomials:
(iii) 7p + 8q – 3r from 5p – 2q + 9r

(i) 8ab2 from 15ab2

4. Find the difference of:
(ii) 9m2n from 7m2n

(iii) -4pq from -23pq

(i) 2x – 3y – 4z from x – 5y – 7z

(ii) m – 3mn + 2n + 9 from 11m –

2. Arrange and subtract the 7mn + 2n - 5
binomials:
(iii) 4ab + 6bc – 8ca from 6ab – 3bc –
3ca + 11abc

(i) 4a – 3b from 7a – 2b (iv) p2q – q + p from 5p2q – 4p + 7q

(ii) 2ab3 + 3b from 7ab3 + 8b (v) 2pq + rs – pr – 2qs from pq – 2rs +

2pr + qs
(iii) 2m – 9m2n from 5m + 11m2n
5. Subtract the following
expressions:

(i) 4p2 – 3q2 + 5q – 2 from 6p2 – 3pq

+ 7q2 + 4p - 2
3. Arrange and subtract the (ii) 3ab – a2 – 2b2 from 3a2 + 4b2 +
trinomials: ab
(iii) 7p2 – q2 – 5pq from 2p2 + 5q2 +
3pq

(iv) 5x – 3y + 2z from x – 4y – 2z

(v) 4p – 6q + 3r from 12p + 7q – 21r

6. What must be added to 1 – 2x +

3x2 to obtain 3 + 5x – 7x2?

7. What must be subtracted from

-4m2 + 5m – 3 to obtain m2 – 3m?

Answers: 4. (i) -x – 2y – 3z

(ii) 10m – 4mn - 14

1. (i) 7ab2 (iii) 2ab – 9bc + 5ca + 11abc

(ii) -2m2n (iv) 4p2q – 5p + 8q

(iii) -19pq (v) -pq – 3rs + 3pr + 3qs

(vi) 6x – 3y - 2z – 5

2. (i) 3a + b

(ii) 5ab3 + 5b

(iii) 3m + 20m2n 5. (i) 2p2 – 3pq + 10q2 + 4p – 5q

(ii) 4a2 + 6b2 - ab

3. (i) 9a + 11b - 18c (iii) -5p2 + 6q2 + 8pq

(ii) 3 – 5m – 14m2 (iv) -4x – y – 4z

(iii) -2p – 10q + 12r (v) 8p + 13q – 24r

6. 2 + 7x – 10x2

7. -5m2 + 8m – 3

1. Fill in the blanks:

(i) 5 × 4 = _____ and 5a × 4a = _____

(ii) 7 × 9 = _____ and 7a2 × 9a3 = _____

(iii) 3 × 6 = _____ and 3a × 6b = _____

(iv) 6 × 8 = _____ and 6am × 8m = _____

(v) 2 × 7 = _____ and 2pq × 7pq = _____

(vi) 9 × 12 = _____ and 9ay2 × 12ay = _____

(vii) 3 × 7 = _____ and 3a3b2 × 7a2b5 = _____

(viii) 8 × 1 = _____ and 8a2mn2 × a3m2n = _____

(ix) 9 × 0 = _____ and 9p5q4 × 0 = _____

(x) 11 × 4 = _____ and 11z × 4yz7 = _____

2. Find the product of the monomials:

(i) 7x × 8x =

(ii) 3x × 5x × 4 = 

(iii) 2xy × 7ay

(iv) a × 4a2 × 6a3 =

(v) 9 × 9m2 =
(vi) 4 × 4p2 × 6p2q2 =

(vii) (-5x) × 8x2y =

(viii) (- 7m2n2) × (- 5mn) =

(ix) (-3a) × (-2a2b) × (-8ab2) =

(x) 12abc2 × (-2ab2c) × 0 =

3. Find the value of: (i) 7ab2c5, 4a3b2c2 and 2abc2

(i) 11x5 × 3x2

(ii) xy2, 2x2y and xy
(ii) (-4m2) × 4p2
(iii) x5, y2x5 and xyz
(iii) 2abc × 8a2c3
(iv) (-b2c), (-2bc) and 10c2b
(iv) abcd × abc

2 2 2 2 2 2
(v) mn3, m2n4 and 5mn
(v) 6p q r  × 2x y z

4. Find the product of the two

monomials:

(i) 4xy and -5xy

(ii) xy4 and (-x3y4)

(iii) 4ax and 3ay

(iv) 12ab2c and 4ab2

(v) 5mp2 and 3mn2p

Answers:

5. Find the product of the three

monomials: 1. (i) 20, 20a2 (ii) 63, 63a5
(iii) 18, 18ab (ii) -16m2p2

(iv) 48, 48am2 (iii) 16a3bc4

(v) 14, 14p2q2 (iv) a2b2c2d

(vi) 108, 18a2y3 (v) 12p2q2r2x2y2z2

(vii) 21, 21a5b7 (vi) 36m8n12

(viii) 8, 8a5m3n3 (vii) -12a8b6

(ix) 0, 0 (viii) 0

(x) 44, 44yz8 (ix) 17x5z2

(x) b5c4m4z5

2. (i) 56x2

(ii) 60x2 4. (i) -20x2y2

(iii) 14axy2 (ii) -x4y8

(iv) 24a6 (iii) 12a2xy

(v) 81m2 (iv) 48a2b4c

(vi) 96p4q2 (v) 15m2n2p3

(vii) -40x3y

(viii) 35m3n3 5. (i) 56a5b5c9

(ix) -48a4b3 (ii) 2x4y4

(iii) x11y3z (iv) 20b4c4 (v) 5m4n8
(x) 0

1. Multiply a binomial by a
monomial:
3. (i) 33x7
(i) (x + y) by xy 3. Find the product of:

(ii) (4xy – 3x) by 2xy (i) a(1 + a2)

(iii) (5ab + 2b) by 2ab (ii) (-x2) (1 – x)

(iv) (2x + 6y) by 5xy (iii) 2m2(5m + 3n)

(v) (2xy + 5xz) by xyz (iv) a2b(a2 + b2c)

(v) (-12xyz) (3xy + 4yz)

2. Multiply a monomial by a
binomial:
(vi) (-3pq) (p – q)

(i) 4xy × (2xy + 3) Answers:

(ii) (-2xy) × (x + y2) 1. (i) x2y + xy2

(ii) 8x2y2 – 6x2y

(iii) 2x2y3 × (x + y)
(iii) 10a2b2 + 4ab2

(iv) abc × (a2b2 + b2c2) (iv) 10x2y + 30xy2

(v) 2x2y2z + 5x2yz2

(v) (-5acb) × (a + b)

(vi) 10abc2 × (b + c)
2. (i) 8x2y2 + 12xy

(ii) -2x2y – 2xy3

 (iv) 6p3q2s2 and (2p2q – 3p3s2 –
(iii) 2x3y3 + 2x2y4 4q3s)

(iv) a3b3c + ab3c3 (v) (-5x2y3z4) and (3x3y2 –

2x2yz3 – 7xy2z2)
(v) -5a2bc - 5ab2c
3. Find the product of:
(vi) 10ab2c2 + 10abc (i) 10ab(ab + bc + ca)

(ii) (-15a2)(1 + ax + by)

3. (i) a + a3
(iii) 4m2n(mn + 1 – n2)
(ii) -x2 + x3
(iv) axy(ax – yx + ay)
(iii) 10m3 + 6m2n
(v) -11ab2c(5ab + 2bc – 4ca)
(iv) a4b + a2b3c Answers:

(v) -36x2y2z – 48xy2z2

2 2
1. (i) 5x2 + 5x3 + 5x
(vi) -3p q + 3pq

2. 1. Multiply polynomial by (ii) am3 + bm4 + 5m3

monomial:
3. (i) (x + x2 + 1) and 5x (iii) 9z + 9z2 + 9z4

(ii) (am + bm2 + 5m) and m2 (iv) -5p6 + 3p6q – 7p5q

(iii) (1 + z + z3) and 9z 2. (i) 6pq – 14q2 + 2qr

(iv) (5p – 3pq + 7q) and (–p5) (ii) -2ac + 4bc – 6c2

2. Multiply monomial by (iii) -8a2b2c – 6ab2c2 –

polynomial: 4a2bc2
(i) 2q and (3p – 7q + r)
(iv) 12p5q3s2 – 18p6q2s4 –
(ii) (-2c) and (a – 2b + 3c) 24p3q5s3

(iii) 2abc and (-4ab – 3bc – 2ac)

(v) -15x5y5z4 + 10x4y4z7 +
35x3y5z6
 (i) (3a3) ÷ (a2)
3. (i) 10a2b2 + 10ab2c +
10a2bc (ii) (4x2y2z3) ÷ (xy2z2)

(ii) -15a2 – 15a3x -15a2by (iii) (12p6q6r6) ÷ (-3p4q2r)

(iii) 4m3n2 + 4m2n – 4m2n3 (iv) (-x5z9) ÷ (-xz3)

(iv) a2x2y – ax2y2 + a2xy2 (v) (15a5b7c4) ÷ (5a2b2c2)

(v) -11a2b3c – 22ab3c2 + (vi) (-16m3n2) ÷ (-4mn2)

44a2b2c2
(vii) (-48x9) ÷ (-8x3)

(viii) (35m11) ÷ (7m7)

1. Divide a monomial by a
monomial: 3. Divide first monomial by the
second monomial:
(i) 27x2 ÷ 9x
(i) 14ab, 2b
(ii) 14m2n2 ÷ 7mn
(ii) 45x2z, 3z
(iii) 15a4b3 ÷ 12a2b
(iii) 12ax4y, 6x4
(iv) 48m2n ÷ (-12mn2)
(iv) 15u7, (-u5)
(v) (-76a2b3c) ÷ (-19abc)
(v) 18mn4, 3mn

(vi) 56a4b3, 7a2b

(vi) 24m2n4 ÷ 6m2n
(vii) 102a3bc, 2bc
(vii) 27x4 ÷ (–x2)
4. Divide the following
monomials and write the answer
(viii) abz2 ÷ (-az) in simplest form:

(ix) (-35m6) ÷ 7m3 (i) (36ab) ÷ (-9b)

2. Simplify the division of the (ii) (28p4q3) ÷ (-4p3q)

monomials:
(iii) (16p2ba2) ÷ (-2ab)
 (vii) 6x6
(iv) (-50a3b3) ÷ (-5a3b)
(viii) 5m4

(v) (-36a4m5n6) ÷ (4a3m2n2)

(ix) 7p2q3

(vi) (16m) ÷ (-4) (x) -1

Answers:
3. (i) 7a

1. (i) 3x (ii) 15x2

(ii) 2mn (iii) 2ay

(iii)(5a2b2)/4 (iv) -15u2

(iv) -(4m)/n (v) 6n3

(v) 4ab2 (vi) 8a2b2

(vi) 4n3 (vii) 51a3

(vii) -27x (viii) -8wy

(viii) -bz

(ix) -5m3
4. (i) -4a
(x) mn2
(ii) -7pq2

(iii) -8p2a
2. (i) 3a
(iv) 10b2
(ii) 4xz
(v) -9am3n4
2 4 5
(iii) -4p q r
(vi) -4m
(iv) x4z6

(v) 3a3b5c2

(vi) 4m2