STAGE 5.

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ALGEBRA CHECK UP

Name

Class

Instructions
Write all answers in the space provided.
1. Express in index form

Calculators are not to be used.

(g) 13 12 =

(a) 5 5 5 = ____________
(b) 2 3 2 2 3 = ____________

(h)

5
9

23 =

2. Evaluate 2 3 + 3 2

3. Simplify, giving your answers in index form.

(i)

a a
+ =
2 3

(j)

2x x
=
5 3

(a) 2 2 2 3 = _________
(b) 3 6 3 2 = __________
(c) (5 2 ) 3 = __________

4. Write your answer as a whole number or as a

fraction.
(a) 7 0 = _______
1

(b) 9 2 = _______
1

(c) 8 3 = _______

6. Expand
(a) 3(a + 2) = _______________

(d) 5 1 = _______

(b) 5( x + 2) = _____________

(e) 2 3 = _______

(c) a (a + b) = _____________

5. Simplify

7. Factorise

(a)

3
8

+ =

(a) 6a + 12 =

(b)

2
3

13 =

(b) x 2 5 x = _______________

(c)

2
3

+ 53 =

(c) 5ab + 10a = ______________

(d)

2
3

16 =

(e)

2
3

15 =

(f)

3
4

23 =

2
8

____

(d) 4t 12 = ______________

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Simplify the following:

4m 5m

3
6

3x
1.
6

7.

10ab
2.
5

8. 2 y

49t 2
3.
7t

9.

3x 4 y

2 3

a a
4.
+
3 3

10.

3a b

4 2

7p p
5.
+
10 10

11.

ab ac

3
2

w 2w
+
5 3

12.

2a 3b

3b 2a

6.

4y
3

Simplify:
1. 8 p + 3 p
12. xy yz
2. 7 a 4a
13. ab 3abc
3. 5w + 3w
2

14. 6i 2i
4. 9bc 3bc
15. 8v (2v) (5)
5. 5 + k 4 + 3k
16.

2a
4

17.

12b
16

9. 3m 10n

18.

24k
6k

10. 4a b

19. 9 x 2 3 x

6. 2o 3 + 3o + 3
7. 8t + 7 9t 8
8. 5 3x

11.

1
2w
2

20. (20 p ) 4q

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