GENERATING EXCELLENCE

1. Simplify :
1 1
a) 2 𝑥 − 6 𝑥
1
b) 3𝑘 − 5 𝑘
1 1
c) 𝑓 + 2 𝑓 − 5 𝑓
1 1
d) 𝑚 − 4 𝑚 + 5 𝑚 − 5
2 1
e) 5 + 5 𝑔 − 2 𝑔 − 11
1 5
f) −7 + 5 5 ℎ − 6 ℎ + 3

2. Simplify each of the following expression.

a) 5𝑔 − 3 + 7𝑔 + 2
b) 6𝑐 − 7𝑐 − 5 + 3
c) 6𝑣 − 3 − 8 − 2𝑣
d) 15𝑒 + 𝑒 + 2 − 6
e) 5𝑏 − 9 + 3𝑏 + 8
f) −𝑟 − (−2𝑟) + 𝑟
g) 2𝑝 − (−𝑝) − 4𝑝

3. Ali has 5𝑘 marbles and Peter has 9𝑘 marbles. They

combined their marbles and decided to give 2𝑘 marbles to Ali’s
younger brother. How many marbles do Ali and Peter have now?

4. Ehsan has 𝑅𝑀9𝑝 in his account and his sister, Aishah has
𝑅𝑀5𝑝. If Ehsan withdraws 𝑅𝑀5 from his account and his sister
withdraws 𝑅𝑀𝑝, how much is their total savings now?
5. Chandrika takes (13 + 12𝑘) minutes to complete a
mathematics quiz. Eng Huat takes (7 − 𝑘) minutes longer than
her to complete the same quiz. Find the time taken by Eng Huat
to complete the quiz.

6. There are 𝑤 fish in the aquarium. 5 fish died and were

taken out. Meena added 2𝑤 more fish into the aquarium. How
many fish are there now?

7. A bag of sugar weighs 𝑤 kg. A bag of rice weighs 5𝑤 kg. The

mass of a bag of flour is 5 kg less than the total mass of the
sugar and rice. What is the mass of the bag of flour?

8. The distance from Ali’s house to school is 𝑥 km. Every

morning he walks to school and comes home for lunch. In the
afternoon, he goes to school for activities and returns home in
the evening. What is the total distance Ali walks everyday.

9. Mei Lee is 𝑘 years old. How old will she be in 9 years time?
If her sister is 10 years older than her in 9 years time, what will
their total age be?