// Algebra

Addition and subtraction

Simplify each\\

“ of the following

3x 4 x 6y y
1. + 2. -
7 7 5 5

p p 3q 2q
3. + 4. -
2 3 4 3

a 1 1
5. a- 6. -
7 a b

3 4r v u
7. - 8. +
rs s 5 3w

1 3 n 7n
9. + 10. -
6p 4p 2m 18 mp

2 x−2 y 2 x−3 y 3−n 4 m−n

11. - 12. -
4 10 3n 4 nm

2
b−a 3−4 r 3 wv+5 u 11 9 pn−7 n
1. x 2. y 3. 5p/6 4. q/12 5. 6a/7 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
ab rs 15 w 12 p 18 mp
3 x −2 y −4 mn+3 n
12.
10 12 mn

Multiplication and division

Simplify each of the following

2 3 2 p 6q
1. (a) x (b) x
x y 5 7

1
 3 7 k
(c) 4m x (d) 2 x
5 k 14

3t
3
10 t 3
(e ) x (f) p2 x 3
5 21 s 4p

2 4a 7 2
a −b
2
(g) 5 x (h) x
ab 5b a−b 14

(m+n) 8 m−4 n
2 2 2
p −1 q
(i) x (j) x 2 2
3 pq p−1 2m−n m −n

2
a −b
2 9 a−3 b 2
4 t −9 2
(k) x (l) x
3 a−b (a+b)
2
5 2t +3

a+b q( p+ 1) 4 (m+n)
(a) 6/xy (b) 12pq/35 (c) 12m/5 (d) 1/2k (e ) 2t4/7s (f) 3/4p (g) 8/5b6 (h) (i) (j) (k)
2 3p m−n
3(a−b) 2(2 t−3)
(l)
a+b 5
2 3 2p
2 (a) ÷ 2 (b) 5h ÷
k k h

2x 2 ab
2
8a
(c) ÷ 4x (d) ÷
3 5 b

2
 4 x−2 3
(e ) 2 ÷ ( 2x -1) (f) 2 ÷ 6
x x −9

2h 2
3p q 4 pq
(g) 1 ÷ (h) ÷
k−1 7 5

9s 3 st 2 y −2 4 y −4
(i) ÷ (j) ÷
s +2t 5 s+ 10t 2
y −9 y+ 3

2 2
16 m +8 m+1 4 t −9
(k) 2
(l) ÷ (2t +3)
16 m −1 5

1 k−1 1
(a) 2k/3 (b) 5h2/2p (c) 1/6 (d) b3/20 (e ) 2/x2 (f) 2 (g) (h) 15p/28 (i) 15/t (j) (k)
2(x −9) 2h 2( y−3)
4 m+1 2t−3
(l)
4 m−1 5