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P5 Maths CB Unit
P5 Maths CB Unit
Unit - 6
Primary Five
Issued by Maths Department
ALGEBRA
6.1 Algebraic Expressions
1.
How many apples are there altogether?
(a)
5 apples 2 apples
(b)
x apples 6 apples
(c)
x apples y apples
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Exercise (6.1)
1. (a) Tony sold m eggs in the morning and 120 eggs in the afternoon.
He sold ( m + 120 ) eggs altogether.
(b) John sold m eggs in the morning and n eggs in the afternoon.
He sold ( m + n ) eggs altogether.
2. (a) Peter had Ks x . He spent Ks 9 on a magazine.
He had Ks ( x - 9 ) left.
(b) Harry had Ks z . He spent Ks y on a magazine.
He had Ks ( z - y ) left.
3. Tom is k years old. David is m years older than Tom.
(a) Find David’s age in terms of k and m.
k+m
k+m+5
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7. Tom’s mother gave him Ks a and his father gave him Ks b. He spent
Ks c on a book.
(a) Express the amount of money left in terms of a, b and c. Amount
of money left = Ks ( a + b - c ).
(b) If a = 25, b = 8 and c = 16, find the amount of money left.
a + b - c = 25 + 8 - 16 =
Tom had Ks left.
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d cm
(a) Find the perimeter of the square in terms of d.
Perimeter = d × 4 = 4d cm.
(b) If d = 5, find the perimeter of the square.
4d = 4 × 5 = The perimeter is cm.
12. A rectangle measures m cm by n cm.
n cm
m cm
(a) Find the area of the rectangle in terms of m and n.
Area = m × n = mn cm2
(b) If m = 6 and n = 3, find the area of the rectangle.
mn = 6 × 3 = The area is cm2.
q cm
p cm
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15. (a) Mr Lwin has p apples. He packs them equally into x bags. Find
the number of apples in each bag in terms of p and x.
p
Number of apples in each bag = p ÷ x =
x
(b) if p = 30 and x = 5, find the number of apples in each bag.
p 30
= =
x 5
There are apples in each bag.
Note
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18.
Total number Number of Number of sets
Name
of stamps stamps per set of stamps
m
Sithu m 8
8
60
Myint 60 n
n
m
Betty m n
n
60 60
= =
n 5
Myint has sets of stamps.
m 40
=
n 5
2a
19. Find the value of when a = 6 and b = 4.
3b
2a 2 6
=
3b 3 4
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Exercise (6.2)
1.
I have n beads. I have 3 more beads than Susan.
Susan Mary
How many beads does Mary have? Give your answer in terms of n.
2.
I have 4 times as many beads
I have k beads. as Susan.
Susan Mary
How many beads does Mary have? Give your answer in terms of k.
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Mary
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4. Find the value of each of the following expressions when a=3 and b=4.
ab ab
(a) (b)
3 4
= =
2a 3a 3
(c) (d)
b b
= =
5. Find the value of each of the following expressions when p=5, q=4
and r=3.
pqr
(a) =
6
pq
(b) =
r
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6. Find the value of each of the following expressions when a=3 and b=2.
(a) a2 (b) a3
= =
7. Find the value of each of the following expressions when x=4 and y=3.
(a) 2xy3 =
(b) 2x3-y2 =
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