Name: ____________________ Class: __________( ) Marks: _____________

(Refer to Book 1A Ch. 3

Section Test 3A §3.1, 3.2)
)

3.1 Basic Concepts of Algebra

3.2A Notations and Operation Rules
3.2B Interchanging Algebraic Expressions and Word Phrases

1. Represent each of the following word phrases by an algebraic expression.

(a) Add 3 to h. (1 mark)

(b) Multiply the sum of k and 2 by 5. (1 mark)

2. Use a word phrase to describe each of the following algebraic expressions.

(a) c2 – 8 (1 mark)

(b) d  4 + 19 (1 mark)

3. Rocky is 65 years old now. Find his age n years ago. (2 marks)

4. Wayne can draw r bunnies in one minute. Find the number of bunnies he can draw in
40 minutes. (2 marks)

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5. Shirley buys 3 scarves for $t. Find the price of each scarf. (2 marks)

6. Christy and Ken have 36 books altogether and Christy has p books.
(a) Find the number of books that Ken has. (2 marks)

(b) If Ken packs all his books evenly into 5 boxes, find the number of books that each box
contains. (2 marks)

7. The price of a pen is $x and the price of a ruler is $y. Leo pays $200 for 7 pens and 4 rulers.
What is the change? (2 marks)

8. The figure shows a rectangle. Given that the area of

the rectangle is A.
w

(a) Find the length of the rectangle. (2 marks)

(b) Find the perimeter of the rectangle. (2 marks)

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