Worksheet : 3 Name : _________________

Grade : VIII Date : ____/____/_________

Subject : Maths Teacher’s Signature : _____
Topic : FURTHER FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS MANIPULATION
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS FURTHER ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS
AND INEQUALITIES

1. Workout the following:

4 2 2
(a) 3 –( +5 )
5 3 4

2 3 5 Answer__________________________
(b) 2 +1 –3
3 4 6

5 6 11 Answer__________________________
(c) 4 ÷7 x
7 7 21

1 Answer__________________________
2
(d) (2.5) - 9 x 4
5

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 2. Simplify the expressions
2
(a) x + 10x – 24
x2 – 4

2 Answer__________________________
(b) 6m + 18 m
24

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3. Alan claims that the two shapes have the same area.

(i) (ii)

(a) Determine a formula for the area of each shape.

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(b) Is Alan correct?

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(c) Determine a formula for the perimeter of each shape.

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 4. A taxi firm charges £1.80 plus 50p per mile travelled.

(a) Write down a formula for the cost, C pence, of travelling m miles.

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(b) Calculate the cost of a 3-mile journey.

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(c) The charge for a journey is £6. What is the distance travelled?

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5. Expand:

(a) (x+4) (2x-5)

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(b) 6x(4-2x)

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(c) (6x-5) (3x-7)

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2
(d) (3x+2)

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 6. Simplify:

(a) (x – 4) (x – 8) – (x –1) (x – 9)

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(b) (6x – 5)(x + 1) - (2x + 7)(3x – 5)

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7. The area of the trapezium shown is x + 11x + 18
Determine a.

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8. Solve the following equations and inequalities and represent the inequalities on the number line:
6
(a) x + 2 = 4x– 4
4

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18
(b) =6
(x+2)

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(c) 3 < 2x + 1 < 13

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6x
(d) 12 – ≥ 24
4

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 9. Lee is y years old. Toby is 8 years younger than Lee. The sum of their ages is less than 41.

(a) Write down in terms of y, an inequality to show this information.

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(b) Work out the oldest age that Lee can be. Give your answer as a whole number of years.

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10. Write down the inequalities which describes the region shown in each diagram.

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