Sir Zaheer's Academy

Algebra Worksheet
1 Given that, a = 3, b = 5, c = 6, evaluate each of the following expressions
𝑏+𝑐 𝑎+𝑐 7
2 + [-1 ]
𝑎 𝑏 15

3 Given that, a = 3, b = 4, c = 2, evaluate each of the following expressions:

3𝑎 − 𝑏 3𝑎 − 𝑐 1
4 + [2 ]
2𝑐 𝑐−𝑏 4
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑐 5𝑐 3
5 − [ ]
3𝑎 − 𝑎 − 𝑏 4𝑏 8
𝑏−𝑐 𝑏𝑐 𝑎𝑐 6
6 ÷ + [ ]
3𝑐 − 4𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 275

7 Simplify (a) 7x – (15y) – (2x) + (6y) [−5x + 9y]

(b) 3p + ( q) – 7r (8p) – q + 2r [11p-2q-5r]
1
(c) Also find the value of (b) when, p = 2, q = -12 & r = -5 [50]
8 Expand each of the following expressions:
(a) -2{3a - 4[a - (2 + a)]} [-6a – 16]
(b) 5{3c - [d - 2(c + d)]} [25c + 5d]
(c) 5(x + 5y) – {2x – [3x-3(x-2y) + y]} [81]
3 3 11 9
(d) 5a + 4b – 3c  (2𝑎 − 𝑏+ 𝑐) Ans : 3a + b  c
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(e) (𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 ) (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 )
9 Simplify and Express the following expressions in their simplest form:
2𝑥 − 5 3𝑥 − 2 𝑥 − 19
a − Ans:
3 5 15
𝑥− 4 2𝑥 − 5 13 𝑥 + 11
b 2x + − Ans:
9 3 9

2𝑝 − 2𝑞 4𝑝 − 5𝑞 7
c − Ans: q
3 4 12

𝑎+1 𝑎+3 5𝑎 − 2 13
d − − Ans: − a
2 3 4 12
𝑥+1 𝑥+3 5𝑥 − 1 2
e + − Ans: 1
2 3 6 3

4(𝑥 − 5) 5(𝑥 − 𝑦) 7𝑥−𝑦 −25𝑥 + 37𝑦 − 120

f − [ + ] Ans:
7 6 21 42

9 The cost of 1 apple is a cents and cost of 1 pear is p cents.

The total cost of 7 apples and 9 pears is 354 cents.
(i) Write down the equation in terms of a and p.
(ii) The cost of 1 pear is 2 cents more than the cost of 1 apple.
Find the value of a and the value of p.
 10 Linear Equations:
a 2(x-3) = -3x + 4 [2]
6
-2(3x - 4) = 4(2x + 5) [- ]
7

b 2(3y + 5) - 7(y - 4) = 13 [25]

5 1 2 9
12 Factorise:
c y+3 = y+5 [ ] Factorise each of the following expressions completely :
2 2 3 11

d 𝑧+2 3𝑧 + 2 1. 5x + 10x(a + b) [5x(1+2b+2c)]

= [1]
3 5 2. 3xy - 6x(y - z) [3x(-y + 2z)]
𝑦+4 2
= [26] 3. 2x(7+y) - 14x(y + 2) [2x(-6y-7)]
e 2𝑦 − 3 5
4. -3a(2 + b) + 18a(b - a) [[3a(5b-8)]
2 3 5 1
f y = 2y + [−1 ] 5. -4y(x - 2) - 12y(3 - x) [4y(2x-7)]
3 4 8 32
6(y−2) (2y−7)
6. 2x (7 + y) - 14x (y + 2) [2x(-y+2z)]
1
g – 12 = [47 ] 7. 13a (2 + b) + 18a (b - 1) [3a(5b-8)]
7 3 2
2𝑦+3 𝑦−5 1 8. -4y (x - 2) - 12y (3 - x) [4y(2x-z)]
h + =0 [ ]
4 6 8

3𝑥−5𝑦 3 𝑥 8
If = find the value of [− ]
i 7𝑥−4𝑦 4 𝑦 9

3x− 5y2 − 2xyz 22

j Find the value of x y2
where x = 3, y = -4 & z = 2 Ans : 2
− 35
y z

11 Simplify each of the following:

5 𝑚 𝑛 2 𝑝3 𝑛
a 18 𝑚3 𝑛𝑝6 6𝑚2 𝑝3
𝑚− 𝑛)2 𝑚−𝑛
b
𝑚2 −𝑚𝑛 𝑚

3𝑥 2 +5 𝑥𝑦−2𝑦2 3𝑥 − 𝑦
c
4𝑥 2 +7𝑥𝑦−2𝑦 2 4𝑥 − 𝑦
𝑎2 +𝑎𝑚−𝑎𝑛−𝑚𝑛 𝑎−𝑛
d 𝑎2 +𝑎𝑚+𝑎𝑛+𝑚𝑛 𝑎+ 𝑛
4𝑥 + 16 8 5(𝑥− 14)
e ÷
𝑥+𝑦 5𝑥 +5𝑦 2
ℎ (ℎ − 1)3 ℎ(ℎ − 1)

ℎ2 −2ℎ + 1 2ℎ + 1 2ℎ +1
f
5𝑎2 + 2𝑎𝑏
(a2 – 4b2) ÷ b(a – 2b)
g 𝑎𝑏
𝑦 2 −4𝑦+4 4𝑦 +4 𝑦 − 2𝑦

h 2−6𝑦 3𝑦 2 −12 3(1 − 3𝑦)

𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑧 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 𝑥+𝑦−𝑧
i
𝑥2 −𝑦2 − 𝑧2 − 2𝑦𝑧 𝑥−𝑦−𝑧
ℎ +1 3 5 − 2ℎ
j -
ℎ2 −6ℎ ℎ−6 ℎ(ℎ−6)
5𝑦 2 3𝑦−4
k -
𝑦2 − 4 𝑦 −2 (𝑥+𝑦)(𝑥−𝑦)
1 2 18 3
l - +
𝑥 −𝑦 3−2𝑧 9−4𝑧 2 2𝑧 + 3
3𝑝 5𝑝 − 2𝑞 3
m
-
4𝑝 − 4𝑞 3𝑝 − 3𝑞 2𝑝 − 1