FIVE RIVERS SECONDARY SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS TEST
Topic: ALGEBRA - like terms, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Class: Form 1
Student’ Name:__________________________________________ Teacher’s name: E Reid
Instructions: Answer all questions on this paper
ALL working must be clearly shown
Time: 25 minutes

A. Use the table below and indicate whether the following terms are like or unlike:
Like term or Like term or Like term or
unlike terms unlike terms unlike terms
1 5x, - 23x 3 x, y 5. 4mn, 8nm
.
2 7n3 , 7 n2 4 5m, -5n 6. 6m2 ,23 m2
.
(12 marks)
B. Simplify the following:
3 apples+2 apples 10 mangoes – 8 mangoes c +c +c +c +c

(1 marks) (2 marks) (2 marks)

3 xm+ 7 mx 2 2
5 m + 12 g−m +2 b – 8 g 7 d + 4 c−(2 d−2 c)−c

(2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks)

9+7 m−( 4 m+8 ) 5 x×4 y 2 d (3 d )

(2 marks) (2 marks)
(4 marks)
2 ( 3 a−5 b ) 7 ( 4 m+ 3 k ) 15 x ÷ 5 x

(3 marks) (3 marks) (2 marks)

25 rt ÷ ( 5 t )
2
25 s ÷5 p × ( 10 p )

(3 marks) (5 marks)
[50 marks]

FIVE RIVERS SECONDARY SCHOOL

 MATHEMATICS TEST
Topic: ALGEBRA - like terms, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Class: Form 1
Student’ Name:_____SOLUTIONS__________________________ Teacher’s name: E Reid
Instructions: Answer all questions on this paper
ALL working must be clearly shown
Time: 25 minutes

A. Use the table below and indicate whether the following terms are like or unlike:
Like term or Like term or Like term or
unlike terms unlike terms unlike terms
1 5x, - 23x Like 3 x, y Unlike 5. 4mn, 8nm Like
.
2 7n3 , 7 n2 Unlike 4 5m, -5n Unlike 6. 6m2 ,23 m2 Like
.
(12 marks)
B. Simplify the following:
3 apples+2 apples 10 mangoes – 8 mangoes c +c +c +c +c
¿ 5 apples ¿ 2 mangoes ¿5c
(1 marks) (2 marks) (2 marks)
3 xm+ 7 mx 2 2
5 m + 12 g−m +2 b – 8 g 7 d + 4 c−(2 d−2 c)−c
¿ 10 mx 2 2
¿ 5 m −m + 12 g−8 g +2 b ¿ 7 d + 4 c−2 d +2 c−c
2
¿ 4 m + 4 g+2 b ¿ 7 d−2d + 4 c +2 c−c
(2 marks) (3 marks) ¿ 5 d +5 c
(4 marks)
9+7 m−( 4 m+8 ) 5 x×4 y 2 d (3 d )
¿ 9+7 m−4 m−8 ¿5×x×4 × y ¿ 5 ×d ×3 × d
¿ 9−8+7 m−4 m ¿5×4×x × y ¿ 5 ×3 × d × d
¿ 1+3 m ¿ 20 xy ¿ 15 d
2

(4 marks) (2 marks) marks)

2 ( 3 a−5 b ) 7 ( 4 m+ 3 k ) 15 x ÷ 5 x
¿ 5 ×3 a−2 ×5 b ¿ 7 × 4 m−7 × 3 k 15 x
¿
¿ 15 a−10 b ¿ 28 m−21 k 5x
(3 marks) (3 marks) ¿3
(2 marks)
25 rt ÷ ( 5 t 2 ) 25 s ÷5 p × ( 10 p )
25 rt 25 s × 10 p
= 2 = 5p
5t
25 t 50 sp t
= 5 tt = 5p
5 10 st
¿ ¿
t 1
(3 marks) ¿ 10 st
(5 marks)
[50 marks]