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A113 – Mathematics
Exercise for Lesson 01

Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 2 decimal places unless a different

level of accuracy is specified in the question.

1. Evaluate 32 − (7 − 2) × 3

2. Evaluate 4 + 42 ÷ 2

3. Determine the value of q in the following equation: 4𝑞𝑞 − 5 = q + 19

4. Determine the value of 𝑘𝑘 in the equation: 5𝑘𝑘 = 3(𝑘𝑘 − 6)

𝑡𝑡+7
5. Determine the value of 𝑡𝑡 in the following equation: 2 =
4𝑡𝑡

2𝑥𝑥+1 2−3𝑥𝑥
6. Determine the value of x in the following equation: 4 − =
3 5

𝑎𝑎+𝑓𝑓 𝑎𝑎+20−3𝑓𝑓
7. Determine the value of a in the following equation: =−
2 6

8. Express c in terms of d in the following equation: 2𝑐𝑐 − 10 = 8𝑑𝑑 − 6

9. Express g in terms of h in the following equation: 7𝑔𝑔 + 8𝑔𝑔ℎ − 9ℎ = 5𝑔𝑔ℎ

𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
10. Express m in terms of n and p for the following equation: 2 + = 𝑝𝑝 + 3𝑚𝑚
5

11. Jack weighs 2𝑟𝑟 kg. Jane weighs 5 kg less than Jack. Their total weight is 99 kg.
Determine the value of 𝑟𝑟.

12. Mark has (10 − 𝑦𝑦) marbles. Nick has (6𝑧𝑧 + 5) marbles. After Mark gave (𝑦𝑦 + 1)
marbles to Nick, they have the same number of marbles. Express y in terms of z.

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Answers:
1. 17
2. 12
3. 𝑞𝑞 = 8
4. 𝑘𝑘 = −9
5. 𝑡𝑡 = 1
6. 𝑥𝑥 = 49
7. 𝑎𝑎 = −5
8. 𝑐𝑐 = 4𝑑𝑑 + 2
9ℎ
9. 𝑔𝑔 =
7+3ℎ
5𝑝𝑝−10
10. 𝑚𝑚 =
𝑛𝑛−15

11. 𝑟𝑟 = 26
12. 𝑦𝑦 = 1 − 2𝑧𝑧

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