Algebra Review

Simplifying Expressions Simplify

1. Simplify:
6x – 4x2 + 5 – 3x2 + 2x – 1
Collect all like terms
2. Expand and Simplify:
Expand
Multiply out the brackets
5(2x + 3) – (4x – 1)

Solving Equations Steps

 If you have fractions, get a
Solve and Check: common denominator on
each side and then cross
3x + 5 = -4 multiply.
 Expand all brackets.
 Collect like terms on the
same side of the equal sign.
 Move all terms with Xs to
one side by performing the
opposite operation.
4x2 – 15 = 469  Move all constants to the
opposite side by performing
the opposite operation.
 Multiply/Divide all terms
by the coefficient of the X.

Opposite Operations
Addition – Subtraction
Multiplication – Division
Solve: Square – Square Root

4x x 3
2(4 – 3x) + 5 = 3(2x – 7) + 5x  2 x
3 6 2
Applications

The cost of a trip to African Lion Safari is shown by the equation T = 21.95C + 29.95A, where T is the
total cost (before tax), C is the number of children, and A is the number of adults.

a) How much would it cost for 2 adults and 3 children, including tax?

b) Andrew took his children to African Lion Safari and it cost $139.70 before tax. How many children
does he have?

Equation Solving Practice

Answers:
1a] 8a + 12
1. Simplify the following expressions: 1b] 10x + 2y – 5
a) 7a – 4 + 3a + 4 – 2a + 12 1c] a2 + 9a + 5
1d] 26x – xy + 3y + 11
b) 6x + 3y – 7 + 4x – y + 2 2a] 7x – 5
2b] –4x – 6
c) 2a2 + 5a – 3 + 4a + 8 – a2 2c] 23y – 8x
2d] 40a – 20b
d) 14x + 7 – 3xy + 12x – 4y + 3 – 2xy + 7y + 4xy + 7 – 6 3a] b = -1
3b] c = 3
3c] x = 200
2. Expand and simplify the following expressions: 3d] x = -40
3e] x = -5
a) 2(x + 5) + 5(x – 3) 3f] x = 5
3g] x = 0
b) 3(2x – 4) – 2(5x – 3) 3h] x = 10
3i] x = 1
c) 5(2y – 3x) – (x – y) + 4(3y + 2x) 3j] x = -3
d) –2(–a – 4b) + 6b – 7(2b – 3a) + 7a + 5(2a – 4b) 3k] x = 5/2
3l] x = 27/13
3m] x = -17/10

3. Solve the following equations:

a) 2b + 6 = 4 e) 4x – 2 = 6x + 8 3x 5
k)  4
b) 3c – 8 = 1 f) 10x + 8 = 12x – 2 5 2
x g) 3(x + 4) = 12 3y  5 6  2y
c)  3  17 l) 
10 h) 115 = 5(3 + 2x) 2 3
4(10x + 2) + 1 = 8(6x + 2) – 15 7x  3 5 x
x i) m)   2
d)  5  15 4 8 2
2 j) 2(x + 5) – 4= 5(2x + 6)