WEEK 2: MATHEMATICS – Algebra

QUESTION 1-
Let 𝑥𝑥 represent the amount of money ($) in the cookie jar. Write an algebraic expression for the amount
of money in the cookie jar for each of the following:
b) $3.25 is taken out of the jar.
a) $5.50 is added to the jar.
c) $𝑏𝑏 is added to the jar.
d) $t is taken out of the jar.
e) the amount of money in the jar is doubled.

QUESTION 2- Simplify the following expressions:

a) 8𝑐𝑐 ÷ 4 g) 4u − 2u − 3u
b) 7 h − 3 h h) 6𝑡𝑡 ÷ 18
c) 2𝑥𝑥 + 5𝑥𝑥 i) 9𝑛𝑛 × 3𝑝𝑝
d) 15𝑠𝑠 ÷ 10 j) −6𝑑𝑑 + 4𝑑𝑑 + 5𝑑𝑑
e) 2 × 3𝑎𝑎 k) 2𝑎𝑎 × −3𝑎𝑎
f) 3𝑧𝑧 − 8𝑧𝑧

QUESTION 3- Solve the following:

a) A rule for a pattern is multiply by three and then add 2. The first three numbers of this pattern are:
5,17,53, …. What is the fifth number in this pattern?

b) A rule for a pattern is to add two and then multiply by 3 . The first three numbers of this pattern are:
9,33,105, …. What is the fift number in this pattern?

c) What is the value of a2 + b2 when a = 2 and b = −3 ?

d) What is the value of 4𝑡𝑡 2 when 𝑡𝑡 = −3 ?

e) Given that 𝑇𝑇 = 6𝑛𝑛 + 7500, what is 𝑛𝑛 when 𝑇𝑇 = 7650 ?

4𝑞𝑞
f) P = , what is the value of r when P = 0.2 and q = 9 ?
15𝑟𝑟
√20+𝑥𝑥 2
g) If 𝑥𝑥 = 4, find the vahe of
√20−𝑥𝑥 2

h) Two numbers added together equal −3. The two numbers multiplied together equal -10. What are the
two numbers?
QUESTION 4- Simplify the following expressions:
a) 18dg ÷ 4 d f) 5mn × −3 m2 n
b) 2𝑑𝑑3 × 2𝑑𝑑2 g) −8𝑎𝑎 ÷ 6𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
c) 3 m3 × 2 m h) 18𝑝𝑝3 ÷ 6𝑝𝑝2
d) 4𝑎𝑎4 × 3𝑎𝑎 i) 6𝑑𝑑3 + 2𝑑𝑑
e) 3𝑏𝑏 2 − 8 + 6𝑏𝑏 2 − 3 j) 10𝑢𝑢2 + 5𝑢𝑢2

QUESTION 5- Expand and simplify each of the following:

a) 6𝑛𝑛 + 2 − (4𝑛𝑛 − 4) g) 5𝑦𝑦 − (3𝑦𝑦 + 3)

b) 3𝑏𝑏 − 4 − (2𝑏𝑏 − 6) h) 4𝑥𝑥 − (3𝑥𝑥 − 4)
c) 5x − 2 − (2x − 4) i) 6ℎ − 4(2ℎ − 2)
d) 6𝑎𝑎 − 4𝑏𝑏 − (4𝑎𝑎 − 5𝑏𝑏) j) 3𝑑𝑑 − 2(2𝑑𝑑 + 4)
e) 5𝑤𝑤 − 3(𝑤𝑤 − 2) k) (3𝑎𝑎 + 2𝑏𝑏) − (2𝑎𝑎 − 4𝑏𝑏)
f) 7u − 2(u − 4) l) (6𝑔𝑔 + 4ℎ) − (5𝑔𝑔 − 3ℎ)

QUESTION 6- Solve the following:

3𝑥𝑥
a) If 𝑥𝑥 = 5, find the value of √𝑥𝑥 2 − 42 e) If 𝑥𝑥 = 4, what is the value of ?
2𝑥𝑥−2
b) If 𝑥𝑥 = 8, find the value of √𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥 + 1 f) 3𝑦𝑦 = 8 − 3𝑥𝑥, what is the value of 𝑦𝑦 when
𝑏𝑏
c) If a = 8 and b = −8, find the value of 𝑥𝑥 = 2.25 ?
𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏
d) If a = 0.4, b = 0.2, c = 1.4, find the value of g) What is the value of 6𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 75 when
𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑥𝑥 = −1 ?
𝑎𝑎 h) B = 3 h2 What is the value of B when h =
25 ?

QUESTION 7-

a) 2(2𝑥𝑥 − 1) + 6+? = 5𝑥𝑥 + 7 What term makes this equation true for all values of 𝑥𝑥 ?
b) When one-sixth of a number is subtracted from itself, the result is 45. What is the number?
c) 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 + 5 ; 𝑦𝑦 = 5𝑥𝑥 − 7 What value of 𝑥𝑥 satisfies both of these equations?
d) 𝑦𝑦 = 4𝑥𝑥 − 2 ; 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 + 8 What value of 𝑥𝑥 satisfies both of these equations?
e) Two numbers added together equal 7. The two numbers multiplied together equal 12. What are the
two numbers?

f) 25𝑥𝑥Δ = 30 What is the value of Δ ?

g) Expand: 3(4𝑎𝑎 + 1) 3(2𝑥𝑥 − 1) + 3+? = 8𝑥𝑥 + 5

What term makes this equation true for all values of 𝑥𝑥 ?

h) A number is multiplied by itself and then 5 is added. The answer is 14. What is the number?