Name:​___________________________

Grade: 7​ ​Section:​_________________ S
​ ubject: ​Mathematics
Name of the Unit:​ Journey into the Unknown

Command term definition

Command Definition
term

Apply Use knowledge and understanding in response to a given situation or real

circumstances. Use an idea, equation, principle, theory or law in relation to a
given problem or issue. (Also, see “Use”)

Calculate Obtain a numerical answer showing the relevant stages in the working.

Classify Arrange or order by class or category.

Comment Give a judgment based on a given statement or result of a calculation.

Describe Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern or process.

Discuss Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments,
factors or hypotheses. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and
supported by appropriate evidence.

Estimate Obtain an approximate value for an unknown quantity.

Explain Give a detailed account including reasons or causes. (See also​ “Justify”​).

Find Obtain an answer showing relevant stages in the working.

Identify Provide an answer from a number of possibilities. Recognize and state briefly a
distinguishing fact or feature.

Justify Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion. (See also
“Explain”​)

Select Choose from a list or group.

Show Give the steps in a calculation or derivation.

Solve Obtain the answer(s) using algebraic and/or numerical and/or graphical methods.

State Give a specific name, value or another brief answer without explanation or
calculation.

Suggest Propose a solution, hypothesis or another possible answer.

Use Apply knowledge or rules to put theory into practice. (See also “Apply”.)

Write down Obtain the answer(s), usually by extracting information. Little or no calculation is
required. Working does not need to be shown.
Question 1 - Objective Questions

A. Write down​ the answers in the given space:

i) Terms with the same variable and power are called ____________ terms.

ii) A ________________ can take any value and ________________ has a fixed value.

iii) An expression with one or more terms is called _____________

iv) An expression with one term is called __________________ with two terms is ______________

and with three terms is _______________

v) An algebraic expression with equality sign is called ______________

B. State​ true or false:

i. The coefficient of ​y2​ ​ in ​-3xy​2​ is -3.

ii. ​(x+y)−(x−y)​ is a binomial expression.

iii.. 1 is an algebraic expression.

iv. In like terms, the numerical coefficients should also be the same.

 
C​. ​Write down​ the values in the empty cells using the first row as an example:  
 

 
Question 2- Algebraic expressions

a. Ben has $12, Kyle has $ ​x​ more. ​Write down​ the dollars possessed by Kyle.

b. You worked out ​x ​sums yesterday. Today you have worked out 10 sums less. ​Write down​ the
sums you worked out today.

c. A taxi driver had earned a dollar on a day and $6 less on the next day. ​Write down​ the money
he has earned on the next day.

d. Tom has 5 exercise books. His father bought ​x ​more exercise books for him. ​Write down​ the
total exercise books Tom has.

e. Ron had 15 marbles, he lost ​y ​marbles. ​Write down​ the number of marbles remaining with
him.

f. Kelly is ​x ​years older than John. The present age of John is ​y ​years. ​Write down ​the present
age of Kelly and also their ages after 5 years.

g. A labourer earns $​x​ daily. ​Write down​ his earnings in 7 days.

h. There are ​x r​ ows of trees in Harry’s garden. In each row there are 10 trees. ​Write down​ the
total number of trees in the garden.

i. You have two exercise books. Your father gave you some more exercise books. ​Write down
the number exercise books that are there with you now.

j. Roby had 7 color pencils. He has lost some of them. ​Write down​ the number of color pencils
Roby has.
 k. Shelly’s age is 13 years.

(i) ​Write down​ her age before ​x​ years.

(ii) ​Write down​ her age after ​y ​years.

l. State​ two less than one third of ​x​.

m. State​ One third of ​a​.

n. Mike is 3 years older than his brother Rex. If Rex’s age is ​p ​years, ​write down​ Mike’s age.

o. The price of a dozen bananas is $​x​. ​Write down​ the price of 4 dozen bananas.

p. The difference of two numbers is ​y​, the greater number is 18. ​Find​ the smaller number.

q. The product of two numbers is 64. One of them is ​d.​ ​Find​ the other.

r. Your age is 12 years now. ​Write down​ your age ​p ​year ago and also your age after ​p ​years.

Question 3 - Substitution

a. If P = 3n, and n = 6. ​Find​ the value of P.

b. If Q = 2c + d, and c = 3 ; d = 2. ​Find ​the value of Q.

c. If p = 5 and r = 2. ​Find​ the value of 4p + 3r.

d. y = 5x – 3. ​Find​ the value of y when x = 9.

e. If P = 4k – 10, and k = 7. ​Find​ the value of P.

f. If y = 4n – 3d, and n = 2; d = 5. ​Find​ the value of y.

g. You can work out the amount of medicine, ​c ml,​ to give to a child by using the formula
ma
​ c = 150
m i​ s the age of the child, in months.
a ​is an adult dose, in ml.

A child is 30 months old. An adult’s dose is 40 ml. ​Calculate​ the amount of medicine you can
give to the child.

h. v = 3 b + 2 b 2 .​Calculate​ the value of v when

i. b= 4
ii. b= - 4

i. h = 5t2 + 2
i. Calculate ​the value of h when ​t​ = –2
ii. Calculate t​ he value of t when ​h ​= 47
 h(x+10)
j. a = 2
a = 27
h=4
Find​ the value of x.

k. Calculate​ the value of ​2a + ay​ when ​a =

​ 5 and ​y​ = –3.

2
l. Find​ the value of 5t − 7 when t = 4

m. a = 4bc
a​ = 100; ​b​ = 2. ​Calculate​ the value of ​c​.
Question 4 - Simplification

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Question 5- Word Problems

A. Rohan's mother gave him ₹ ​3xy2​ ​ and his father gave him ₹ ​5(xy​2+2)
​
​. Out of this total money he
spent ₹​(10–3xy2​ )​ ​ on his birthday party. ​Calculate​ the money that is left with him.
B. A wire is ​(7x – 3) ​metres long. A length of ​(3x – 4)​ metres is cut for use. Now, answer the
following questions:

(a) ​Find​ the length of the wire that is left.

(b) If this left out wire is used for making an equilateral triangle. ​Calculate​ the length of
each side of the triangle so formed.

C. Find​ the perimeter of the figure given below:

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D. A school has a rectangular playground with length ​x ​and breadth ​y a
​ nd a square lawn with side
x ​as shown in the figure given below. ​Find​ the total perimeter of both of them combined
together.

E. Sonu and Raj have to collect different kinds of leaves for a science project. They go to a park
where Sonu collects 12 leaves and Raj collects ​x​ leaves. After some time Sonu loses 3 leaves
and Raj collects 2​x​ leaves. ​Write down​ an algebraic expression to find the total number of
leaves collected by both of them.

F. Jane spent $42 for shoes. This was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse. ​Find​ the
amount of the blouse.

G. The sum of the two numbers is 84, and one of them is 12 more than the other. ​Find​ the two
numbers.
H. One number is 10 more than another. The sum of twice the smaller plus three times the larger
is 55. ​Find​ the two numbers.

I. Divide $80 among three people so that the second will have twice as much as the first, and the
third will have $5 less than the second. ​Find​ all four numbers.

J. A group of 266 persons consists of men, women, and children. There are four times as many
men as children and twice as many women as children. ​Find​ the number of people in each
categor​y.
K. A print company charges £175 to print 200 leaflets of a particular size, plus an extra £0.25 per
leaflet for any further leaflets.
(a) ​Find​ a formula for C, where £C is the cost of printing n leaflets,assuming that n is at least
200.
(b) ​Solve​ the formula as simply as you can.
(c) Use the formula to ​find​ the cost of printing 450 leaflets
Question 6

Match the correct answers of column 1 with column 2 and ​write down​ your answer in column 3.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3

1. The difference of 3 and a (a) 4 – 2x

number squared

2. 5 less than twice a number (b) n​2​ – 3

squared

3. Five minus twice the square of (c) 2n​2​ – 5

a number

4. Four minus a number multiplied (d) 5 – 2n​2

by 2

5. Seven times the sum of a (e) 3 – n​2

number and 1

6. A number squared plus 6 (f) 2 (n + 6)

7. 2 times the sum of a (g) 7 (n + 1)

number and 6

8. Three less than the square (h) n​2​ + 6

of a number

Question 7
Solve​ the following (Expand and Simplify)

1. 4(a+3) +2a

2. -3(2-x)+1

3. 12p + (p-2)

4. 5d - 4(9-3d)
 5. -5b(4-b) +3b +5b​2

6. 9(x-2y)-x +4y

7. q(4p+3q2​ ​-2) +2q(q+5p)

Question 8
Solve​ the following- Factorize

1. 20pqr +14pq​2

2. -12y2​ ​z + 13yz2​

3. -3a2​ ​bc - 6b​2​c

4. 6x +3y +12xy

​
5. ab - 2a​2 + ac
 6. 33j-22jk +11j​2​k

7. 39a4​ ​b3​ ​c​5-91ab

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​2c​ 3​

Question 9

Ignoring the space between the equal sized bricks, follow these steps to solve the problem

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1. Show​ by expanding and simplifying, that the total area of the six brick faces is given by: Area of six
brick faces = 15m + 60 units​2

2. Solve ​(Factorise) the expression for the total area.

3. Calculate​ the area of the six brick faces when m = 3.6 units.
Question 10
Find​ the value of the variable

1) 6r + 7 = 13 + 7r

2) 13 − 4x = 1 − x

3) −7x − 3x + 2 = −8x − 8

4) −8 − x = x − 4x

5) −14 + 6b + 7 − 2b = 1 + 5b

6) n + 2 = −14 − n

7) n − 3n = 14 − 4n

8) 7a − 3 = 3 + 6a

9) 5 + 2x = 2x + 6
10) −10 + x + 4 − 5 = 7x − 5

11) −8n + 4(1 + 5n) = −6n − 14

12) −6n − 20 = −2n + 4(1 − 3n)

13) 4n − 40 = 7(−2n + 2)

14) 7(5a − 4) − 1 = 14 − 8a

15) −31 − 4x = −5 − 5(1 + 5x)

16) 38 + 7k = 8(k + 4)

17) 3(1 − 3x) = 2(−4x + 7)

18) −3(x − 1) + 8(x − 3) = 6x + 7 − 5x

Question 11- Changing the subject

a. Write down​ the formula for finding the area of the rectangle and indicate the subject in this formula.
Also, make ​l​ as the subject. If A = 42 cm² and b = 6 cm, then ​find​ ​l.​

b. In the formula,​ l = a + (n - 1)d

i. ​Write down​ by making ​d​ as the subject of the equation
ii. ​Find​ ​d​ when​ l = 10, a = 2, n = 5
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c. In the formula ​P = 2(l + b)

i. ​Write down​ by making ​b​ as the subject of the equation
ii.​Find​ b​ when ​P = 36 cm a
​ nd​ l = 10 m
d. Write down​ the rearranged equation to make x the subject:

i.​ x – 5 = y

ii. 3x – 3 = y

x
iii.​ 2 = 3y

x
iv.​ 7 − 4 = 2y

x
v. 2.5 = 10y

vi. 2x - 12 = 2y
Question 12- Crossword Puzzle Activity

Rohit has to solve the given crossword puzzle to qualify for the next round of Mathematics quiz competition.

Help him by evaluating the values of given expression at

x = 0, y = 1, z = 2​.

Also help him to fill the cross number along Across and Downward with the help of given clues, (Numbers to
be written in words)

Clues:
Across​ ​Down

2. 2x+2y+2z 1. x​2​y​2​ + z​2​ – 2xyz

3. x​3​ +y​3​+z​3​-2yz​2 2. 8 – (x+y)
x3 + y 3 + z 3
4. x​2​y​3​ + y​2​z​3​ + z​2​x​3 5. 3
7. x​2​ – 2xy (y–z) 6. xy + yz + zx