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Unit - 6
Primary Five
Issued by Maths Department

ALGEBRA
6.1 Algebraic Expressions
1.
How many apples are there altogether?
(a)

5 apples 2 apples

(b)

x apples 6 apples

(c)

x apples y apples

The letters x and y represent the number of apples in the baskets.

Their values can be changed.

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Exercise (6.1)
1. (a) Tony sold m eggs in the morning and 120 eggs in the afternoon.
He sold ( m + 120 ) eggs altogether.
(b) John sold m eggs in the morning and n eggs in the afternoon.
He sold ( m + n ) eggs altogether.
2. (a) Peter had Ks x . He spent Ks 9 on a magazine.
He had Ks ( x - 9 ) left.
(b) Harry had Ks z . He spent Ks y on a magazine.
He had Ks ( z - y ) left.
3. Tom is k years old. David is m years older than Tom.
(a) Find David’s age in terms of k and m.

k+m

(b) How old will David be in 5 years’ time in terms of k and m?

k+m+5

(c) How old was David 5 years ago in terms of k and m?

k+m-5

4. Find the value of p - q + 4 when p = 7 and q = 3.

p-q+4=7-3+4=

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5. Find the value of 5 a - 2b when a=4 and b=3.

5a - 2b = 5 × 4 - 2 × 3 =

6. Find the value of each of the following expressions when a = 3 and b = 5.

(a) a + 8 (b) 12 - 2b (c) 2a - 4
(d) 3b + 8 (e) a + b (f) b-a
(g) 3a - b (h) 2a + 3b (i) 5a + 2b + 6
(j) 4a - b + 2 (k) a + 4b - 1 (l) 5b - 3 a - 3

7. Tom’s mother gave him Ks a and his father gave him Ks b. He spent
Ks c on a book.
(a) Express the amount of money left in terms of a, b and c. Amount
of money left = Ks ( a + b - c ).
(b) If a = 25, b = 8 and c = 16, find the amount of money left.
a + b - c = 25 + 8 - 16 =
Tom had Ks left.

8. Find the value of 3p - q + r + 6 when p = 4, q = 2 and r = 5.

3p - q + r + 6 = 3 × 4 - 2 + 5 + 6 =

9. Find the value of 2a + b - 5c - 1 when a = 7, b = 4 and c = 2.

2a + b - 5c - 1 = 2 × 7 + 4 - 5 × 2 - 1 =

10. Find the value of each of the following expressions when

p = 2, q = 4 and r = 5.
(a) p + 6q + 3r (b) 2p + 3q - r
(c) 4p + 2q - 3r (d) 5p - 2q + 3r
(e) 10p - q - 2r (f) 3p + 4q + r
(g) 3p + 2q + 3r - 6 (h) 6p + q - 2r + 3

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11. The side of a square is d cm.

d cm
(a) Find the perimeter of the square in terms of d.
Perimeter = d × 4 = 4d cm.
(b) If d = 5, find the perimeter of the square.
4d = 4 × 5 = The perimeter is cm.
12. A rectangle measures m cm by n cm.

n cm

m cm
(a) Find the area of the rectangle in terms of m and n.
Area = m × n = mn cm2
(b) If m = 6 and n = 3, find the area of the rectangle.
mn = 6 × 3 = The area is cm2.

13. A cuboid measures p cm by q cm by r cm.

r cm

q cm

p cm

(a) Find the volume of the cuboid in terms of p, q and r.

Volume = p × q × r = pqr cm3
(b) If p = 5, q = 4 and r = 3, find the volume of the cuboid.
pqr = 5 × 4 × 3 =
The volume is cm3.

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14. Find the value of p (2q+1)+qr when p = 4 , q = 3 and r = 5.

p (2q + 1) + qr = 4 × (2×3+1) + 3 × 5 =

15. (a) Mr Lwin has p apples. He packs them equally into x bags. Find
the number of apples in each bag in terms of p and x.
p
Number of apples in each bag = p ÷ x =
x
(b) if p = 30 and x = 5, find the number of apples in each bag.
p 30
= =
x 5
There are apples in each bag.

Note

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18.
Total number Number of Number of sets
Name
of stamps stamps per set of stamps

m
Sithu m 8
8

60
Myint 60 n
n

m
Betty m n
n

If m = 40 and n = 5, how many sets of stamps does each girls have?

m 40
= =
8 8

Sithu has sets of stamps.

60 60
= =
n 5
Myint has sets of stamps.

m 40
 =
n 5

Betty has sets of stamps.

2a
19. Find the value of when a = 6 and b = 4.
3b
2a 2  6
 =
3b 3  4

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Exercise (6.2)
1.
I have n beads. I have 3 more beads than Susan.

Susan Mary

How many beads does Mary have? Give your answer in terms of n.

2.
I have 4 times as many beads
I have k beads. as Susan.

Susan Mary

How many beads does Mary have? Give your answer in terms of k.

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3. Give your answer in terms of a and b.

Ks. a each Ks . b each

I bought 3 blouses and 4 skirts.

Mary

(a) Find the cost of 3 blouses.

(b) Find the cost of 4 skirts.

(c) How much did Mary spend altogether?

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4. Find the value of each of the following expressions when a=3 and b=4.

ab ab
(a) (b)
3 4
= =

2a 3a  3
(c) (d)
b b
= =

5. Find the value of each of the following expressions when p=5, q=4
and r=3.

pqr
(a) =
6

pq
(b) =
r

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6. Find the value of each of the following expressions when a=3 and b=2.

(a) a2 (b) a3
= =

(c) 4b3 (d) b2 + 4a

= =

7. Find the value of each of the following expressions when x=4 and y=3.

(a) 2xy3 =

(b) 2x3-y2 =

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