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(ESTIMATED TIME: 60 minutes]
(+ IGCSE) EXAM QUESTION PRACTICE

. 2 marks]

Solve 3x +4 = 17
3 + 1 z |7
-

1-1
3I3

2. [2 marks
Solve 7-4r = 10

Show clear algebraic working.

7-L 1O

7 10+
-16l0

12 marks
Solve 13-2x = 6

3 -2 3 : 6
+2 +2X

6+ 2x
-G-6

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 12 marks]
Solve 5(x+3)=30

Cx3) 30
Sy+IS= J0
IS IS
S t - IS X 3

5. 13 marks
Solve 4(x-1)=18
Show clear algebraic working.

1 22

6. 13 marks]
Solve 6(3y +5) = 39

3 y 5) 34

18y +30 34
-30-30
13y y
 13 marks
Solve 6y-9= 3y +7
Show clear algebraic working,
69
6 +16

3y16
9

8.
3 marks]
Solve 6x+13= 2x+7

6 + 3 2 s+
-13 13
6 -2 6

9.

Solve 3m+5 = Tm+3

13marks
3mtS= 7mt
-3
= m+ 2 : 7m

3m

2 ym
 [3 marks]|
Solve 2r-1 =Sr-3
Show clear algebraic working.

3 3
2 t 7 SLC
21

11.
13 marks]
Solve 7x-2 = 1-3x
7 X- 2 le-3c
+2

3x+2 7X1- 3 t 2
3 3+
1OX = 3

X-/1o
12.
3 marks
Solve 3x+16= 1-2x

3 +16 - l-2
- 16
-16

3 1 1-2- 16
+2 +23

S I-16
So -|5
 13 marks
Solve 4(x-3)= 7x-10
Show clear algebraic working.

4(-3)- 7 10
1 2 7X -10
t 10
I6

- 2 = 7X

14.
13 marks
Solve 8p-18= p+3)

9p-8 3e*3)
&p-153P+
p3a418
-3p P

p-3p= + 18
- Sp 2 7

P 22
15.
(3 marks
Solve Sx+2)=Xx-4)

S 2 ) - 3(-u)
SL1O: 3-12
10

5X- 33- 12 -16

- 3 3Bt
S3- 3J - 12 - 0

2X -22
 13 marks
Solve 2x+5) 4-x
=

Show clear algebraic working.

3(2S)= 4-x
6x+ 1S = 4 -
- IS - S

6 -JC - IS

7 : -1
X-

17.
13 marks
Solve 4(5y-1)= X6y+7)

(5y-D 36y -7)

20-: 13* 2

20- 3 y = 21+

2 25

18. 2 marks]

Solve-2-4
- 2 4

1 0 20

3O
 9.

2 marks
Solve=7
2

7 2
7

X2 X2

- S

lM S

20.
13 marks]
Solve43
2
Show clear algebraic working.
5x
2
X2

Sx* 4 =6

S c = 6-
St 2

21.
3 marks]
Solve 10-5-2
3

O-S

10 Si 6
t5 +SX

10=6+Ss
6
( 0 -6 = Sx
St
 3 marks
Solve 7
3
12 s 7
X3 x3
1 2 - X = 2)

I 2 = 21+
-2 2)
2 21-i

23.
13 marks
Solve x=-

7-2x
3 3
3 L 7-21
2 2J

Sl» 7

24.
13marks
Solve =2y+3
7 - 12 y *2
Show clear algebraic working.

7-2 -S O

7-2y (?y *)
7-2y 3 y +- 12
12

7-2y- 12 838
+2