GCSE Revision Worksheets

Expressions and Equations

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 Expressions and Equations

1. Simplify the following expressions

a) 3a + 4a b) 3k + 6k + 3 + 7 c) 7p + 5 - 4p - 7 d) 8x + 3 + 4y - 5x + 2y - 6

2. Simplify the following expressions

a) 3 x 4k b) 3a x 4a c) 4p2q x 2p3q2 d)
x5 e)
6 p 2q5
x2 3 p 2q3

3. The equation x 3  x  100 has a solution between 4 and 5. Using trial and improvement find the
solution to the equation to one decimal place.

4. Expand the brackets

a) 5(2p +7) b) 3a(2a - 4d) c) 4x2y(2xy + 3x3y2)

5. Expand the brackets

a) (x + 2)(x+3) b) (2x - 3)(3x + 2) c) (3p - 2)(2p - 4) d) (2t + 3)2

e) (4f + 3g)(f - 2g)

6. Factorise the following expressions

a) 4x + 6 b) 3a2 - 9a c) 4pq2 + 8pq - 2q

7. Factorise the following expressions

a) x2 + 3x + 2 b) x2 + 9x + 20 c) x2 - x - 6 d) x2 - 10x + 21

8. Solve the following equations

a) 5x + 12 = 32 b) 3(x + 4) = 21 c) 4x - 7 = 18 d) 5x + 17 = 2

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9. Solve the following equations

a) 7x - 4 = 3x + 12 b) 5x + 4 = 13 - 4x c) 12 + 6x = 3x - 5

10. Solve the inequalities. Show your answer on a number line.

a) 3x + 2 > 11 b) 4x - 7 ≤ 13 c) 7 - 3x ˂ 19 d) 5 ˂ 3x + 2 ≤ 17

11. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

a) 3 x  2 y  12 b) 3 x  y  17 c) 4 x  y  26 d) 2x  2 y  7
2 x  2 y  10 x  2y  9 2 x  3 y  20 4x  y  7

12. Factorise the following expressions

a) x2 - 25 b) x2 - 81 c) p2 - 9 d) 4a2 - 9b2

13. Factorise and solve the following equations

a) x2 + 4x +3 = 0 b) x2 - 7x +12 = 0 c) x2 + 2x -12 = 3

14. Solve the following equations using the quadratic formula.

Give your answers to 3 significant figures

a) 3x2 + 4x - 5 b) 5x2 - x - 12 c) x2 + 7x - 15

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