MATHEMATICS Introduction To Algebra

TOPIC 2 : INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA

1. Evaluate the following

(a) 9 + 6 x ( 8 – 5) ( 14 – 5) ( 9 – 6)
(b)
36  3  4
(c) 5 x 8 + 6 6 – 12 x 2 (d)
15  9  3
(e) 8 x 7 + 28 (12 + 16) –3 (f) 9 – 5 (8- 3) x 2 + 6
(h) Write an arithmetic expression for this problem. Then evaluate the expression.
Mr Smith charged Jill $32 for parts and $15 per hour for labour to repair her
bicycle. If he spent 3 hours repairing her bike, how much does Jill owe him ?

2. Simplify the following

(a) 145 – 5( 4 + 2) (b) 2(4 + 6) – 3(4-5) x (6  3)
(c) 49 + 3(4 - 9)(-17) (d) 53 + (-9)(2)  6
105   20  15
(e) (f) (-4)(-3) 6 - 25 -(-8)+(62)
45  9  12
30  18  5  14  42 
(g) -36 9 – 3 –(- 64- 10) – ( -18/3) (h)  
25  32  8
3. Expand the following:
(a) 2 ( 3x + 4) (b) 5 ( 2x – 7)
(c) (x + y + z )2 (d) ( x – 3 ) ( x + 6 )2

4. Simplify the following

(a) a(3a – 7b + c ) – ( -10a + 7b) (b) 3x2 + 7x2 – 5x3 – 9x3
(c) ( 3x2y –2x + 1) + (4x2y + 6x – 3) (d)  (2z +1)(2z – 1)(4z2 + 1)
(e) 43(t + 5) - t1 + t (f) (8t2 – 6s2) + (4s2-2t2 + 6)

5. Write each sentence as an algebraic equation

(a) Twice a number is twenty eight
(b) The quotient of thirty –nine and a number is three.
(c) Five less than three times a number is forty-six.
(d) Three is twenty-one divided by the sum of a number and five.
(e) Eric had $197 in his savings account before he was paid his weekly salary. His
current savings balance is $429. How much does Eric earn each week ?
(f) Jesse spends $5 a day on lunch, how much will he spend on lunch in x days ?

6. Write each sentence as an algebraic equation

(a) Fifteen less than twice a number
(b) Three times a number increased by seventeen
(c) The product of nine and a number, decreased by six
(d) Thirty divided by seven times a number
(e) Jenny earns $30 a day working part time at a supermarket. Write an algebraic
expression to represent the amount of money she will earn in d days.
(f) An agent charges $150 per gig to book a rock band, plus $75 per month for
travel expenses. What was his monthly fee if he booked 6 gigs for the band
last month ?

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7. (a) Which sentence correctly represents this algebraic equation ?

15 = 16(y – 3)
(i) Fifteen is sixteen times the difference of three and a number.
(ii) Fifteen is sixteen times the difference of a number and three.
(iii) Fifteen times three is sixteen times a number

(b) Which sentence correctly represents this algebraic equation ?

3y
 30
5
(i) The quotient of five and three times a number is thirty.
(ii) The quotient of three times a number and five is thirty.
(iii) Thirty is the product of three times a number and five.

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Answer:

(1) (a) 27 (b) 3 (c) 17 (d) 2 (e) 54 (f) 13

(g) 77

(2) (a) 115 (b) 26 (c) -2 (d) 122 (e) -3 (f) -30
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(g) 73 (h)
6

(3) (a) 6x + 8 (b) 10x – 35 (c) x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xy + 2xz + 2yz

3 2
(c) x + 9x – 108

(4) (a) 3a2 – 7ab + ac + 10a – 7b (b) 10x2 – 14x3

(c) 7x2y + 4x – 2 (d) 16z4 – 1
(e) 8t + 60 – 4t2 (f) 6t2 – 2s2 + 6

(5) (a) 2x = 28 (b) 39  x = 3

21
(c) 3x – 5 = 46 (d) 3=
x5
(e) x = 232 (f) 5x

(6) (a) 2x – 15 (b) 3x + 17

30
(c) 9x – 6 (d)
7x
(e) 30d (f) 975

(7) (a) (ii) (b) (ii)

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