Questions based on the examination format

Express …………. as a single fraction in its simplest form.

4 1 1
− 3x +
1. m−n m 2. 5x
2 2
3 m−n 3 m+ n 3 x +5 x 15 x +1
A m2 −n 2 C m2 + mn A x C 5x
3 m+n 2
3 x +1
2
15 x +5
B m2 −mn D B 5x D 5x
3 m−n
m2 −mn

2 4−t
−
p 1− p
−
3. 3t 9 t2 4. 3m m

5 t +4 5 t−4 pm−3 m− p 4 p−3

A 9 t2 C 9 t2 A 3 m2 C 3m
t−2 t +2 pm−3 m+ p −2 p−3
B 9t 2 D 9 t2 B 3 m2 D 3m

3 7− y 6 +d 2e+d
− −
5. 5 y 25 y 2 6. 3d de

16 y−7 y−4 e−3

25 y 2 25 y 2 A 3e C
A C
14 y−7 y +4 12 e+de−3 d
3 de
B 25 y 2 D 25 y 2
e+3
B 3e D
de−6 e−3 d
3 de

2
2 y+1 6−x k k −1
− −
7. xy 3x 8. 3 3k
2
3−xy 4x + y 2 k +1 1
A 3 xy C 3 xy A 3k C 3k
 2
1+x 3+ xy 1−2k 1
−
B 3 xy D 3 xy B 3k D 3k

1 2 x−1 6 6+3 m
− −
9. x 6x 10. m−2 m(m−2)

7−2 x 5−x 3m 2
A 6x C 3x A m−2 C m

5−2 x 7−x 3 3
B 6x D 3x B m−2 D m

1 2h−1 2 2−w
− −
11. 5 h 10 h2 12. 3w 5 w2 .

1 1 13 w−6 7 w−2
−
A 10 h2 C 10 h A 15 w2 C 15 w2

1 h−1 9 8
B 5h D 5 h2 B 15w D 15w

1 6− y m+1 3−4 e
−
−
13. 3 x 15 xy 14. 4 me 12 e

2( y−3) 2( y−1) 3−4 me 1+me

15 xy 5 xy A 12 me C me
A C

y−1 2 y−1 3+4 me 1−me

B 12 me D me
B 15 xy D 5 xy

5 4 k−5 9 y
− −
15. k+5 k (k+5 ) 16. y ( y +3) y +3

1 4k 9+ y 2 3− y
A k C k +5 A y( y+3 ) C y
 5 k−5 9− y 3+ y
B k D k(k+ 5) B y+3 D y

x+5 2−x 2
−
4 n−1
−
17. 5x x 18. 3n 9 n2

2 x−10 −4 x−10 1−2 n 2n−1

A 5x C 5x A 9 n2 C 9 n2

6 x+5 6 x−5 2 n+1 6 n+1

B 5x D 5x B 9 n2 D 9 n2

1 p−6 m−3 2−m

− −
19. 2 p 6 p2 20. 3m m
1 p−3
−2m−9 2 m−9
A p C 3 p2
A 3m C 3m
p+3 2 p+1
4 m−9 4 m−3
B 3 p2 D p2 3m m
B D

Past Year SPM Questions

Express …………. as a single fraction in its simplest form.

November 2003 Jun 2004

h+3 2−h m + 4 2(1−3 m)

− −
3h h 2. 2 3
1.
−2h−3 2 h−3 2−5 m 15 m+ 8
3h 3h A 6 C 6
A C

2h+ 1 4h−3 7 m +2 8−9 m

3h 3h B 6 D 6
B D

November 2004 Jun 2005

2 4−n 7 m−4
− −
3. 3 n 9 n2 4. 12 m 4 m2
 7 n−4 n−2 m−1 m−3
A. 9 n2 C 9 n2 A 3 m2 C 3 m2

5 n−4 n+2 m−3 m+ 3

B. 9 n2 D 9 n2 B. 3 m2 D 3 m2

November 2005 July 2006

p 1− p m 1−m
− +
5. 3m m 6. n 2n

pm−3 m− p 4 p−3 1+m 1

A 3 m2 C 3m A 2n C 2 n2

pm−3 m+ p −2 p−3 n+m 1

B 3 m2 D 3m B 2n D 3n

November 2006 November 2007

m p−3 p+2
( 3 n2 +mn) × −
7. Simplify
2
n ( m+3 n ) 8. Express p2 p as a single
m m2 fraction in its simplest form.
2
A. n C. n 2 2
2 −3− p−p −3+ p− p
m 3m
A. p C. p2
B. n2 D. 4n
2 2
−3− p−p −3+p− p
B. p2 D. p2

Jun 2007 Jun 2008

n+2 n−3 p−3 p+2
− −
9. Express m mn as a single fraction in its 2p
10. Express p2 as a single
simplest form.
fraction in its simplest form.
2 2
n −n−1 n −n+1 2 2
− p −3 − p +2 p−3
A. mn C. mn
A. p2 C. p2
 2 2 2 2
n +n−3 n +n+ 3 − p −6 − p +4 p−6
B. mn D. mn B. 2 p2 D. 2 p2

November 2008
h−3 2(5−h)
−
11. Express h h2 as a single fraction in its simplest form.

h2 −h−10 h2 −2h−13
A. h2 C. h2
2 2
h −2h−10 h −2h−13
B. h2 D. h2