Ayaka - 02-05-2024

Let’s Practise Algebraic expressions
1 Simplify the following.
a 4x + 4 + 12 b – 6 – 5x – 10x
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8 ___6p2
c 6p – (– 6p) + (– 4x) – 4x d 3p × 4
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e 6x ÷ 20 f (5p × q × 4) ÷ 8
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g (– 4pq × p) ÷ 8�
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h (– 3p) × 2 6 ÷ – 13 p
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i
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(
x3y2 × x2y ÷ 3 × 3xy � ) j 16x2y2 – 6x3y4 ÷ 2xy2

Integrated Mathematics ALGEBRA for Secondary 1
© Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd & Mavis Tutorial Centre Topic 1
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Let’s Practise Translation of word sentences to algebraic expressions
2 Write, in its simplest form, an algebraic expression for each of the following.
a quotient of q divided by t2 b product of m and n
c difference of 3 and q times 8� d 4q plus 6q
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e 9k minus 5h f subtract 4p from the sum of 6q and r

PL
g add 6y to the quotient of 3x divided �
by y
h multiply the cube of m to the square
of n
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i divide the sum of a and the cube j square the quotient of h divided
root of b by c by j
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k sum of x cubed, y squared and l cube of m divided by 3n

the product of p and q
m average of 6c and 2d n three more than half of z


Let’s Practise Evaluating algebraic expressions
3 Given that w = 9, x = 5, y = 7 and z = 8, evaluate the following.
a z(y – x)� b 4w – x + z
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c 6x(z – 3y)� d (3x + y)(x – y + 2)
PL
e x3yz
z–y
____
f 2
w
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__y __ 3
2 – z
_____
g xy z – 5 � h w – x
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__x __w (z – x)2

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i z – y j y


Let’s Practise Mixed practice
4 Write down an algebraic expression for the following statement:

five times of a divided by the sum of b and c.
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5 Express the following word statements algebraically:
(a) subtract 4x from the quotient of 5y divided by z;
(b) add the product of m and n to the square of a.
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PL
Express the following word statements algebraically:
(a) add 42 to the product of x and y;
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(b) subtract 9z from the square of the quotient of m divided by n.
SA
7 Write the following as algebraic expressions, giving your answers in their simplest
form.
(a) Divide 9 by the product of w2 and s3.
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(b) Multiply 5 by the square of 5x.


8 During a book fair, a book costs $5 and a magazine costs $2. 4x books and (x + 30)
magazines were sold on a particular day. Express, in terms of x,
(a) the amount collected from selling the books.
(b) the total amount, in its simplest form, that was collected.
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9 Fiona bought x boxes of oranges. There were 10 oranges in each box.
(a) Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the number of oranges she bought.
(b) When the boxes were opened, she found that p oranges were spoilt. She decided
to distribute the good oranges into 20 containers. Write an expression, in terms
PL of x and p, for the number of oranges in each container.
10 ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = (3x + 4) cm. Given that the perimeter and area
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of triangle ABC are 30 cm and 40 cm2 respectively, express, in terms of x, the length
of
P
(a) BC, and
(b) AM.
(3x + 4) cm
SA
B M C
11 The average score of two classes A and B is (3x + 40) marks. The average score of
class A of 40 students is (2x + 31) marks. Find the average score, in terms of x, of
class B of 20 students.


12 x pieces of sushi cost 95 cents. Find an expression for the number of sushi that can be
bought for $y.
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13 A carton of drinks costs x cents. Alex buys a number of cartons and they cost y dollars
altogether. Express, in terms of x and y, for the number of cartons that Alex buys.
PL
14 On valentine’s day, a shop sold x cents for a dozen of roses. Daniel bought y roses.
Find an expression, in terms of x and y, for the amount of money, in dollars, that he
spent on buying the roses.
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SA
15 Given that a = 4 and b = −3, evaluate

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(a) a + ,
b
_____________
√
a2 – b2 + 2 .
(b) _____________

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10

___________
b – √b2 – 4ac
–_____________
16 Given that x = 2a , find the value of x when a = −3, b = 5 and c = 4,
giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
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17 Given that x = 4 , y = 3 and z = 2, find the value of
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(a) (x – z)2,
xy
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(b) z – x .
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SA
4x4y – 3yz
18 Given that x = 3, y = 2.5 and z = −3, evaluate _________
.
z2
11

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19 Given that x = −4, y = 5 and z = −3, evaluate
(a) x3z2,
(b) 5(x + z) – 5xy.
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20 Given that p = 3, q = −4 and r = −1, find the value of
PL
(a) 4p – 3q + r,
4r2 – 3q2
(b) ________
pq + r ,
__r __ q __ p
(c) q + p – r .
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SA
21 Find the value of −8a – 5b + 4c when a = −4, b = −2 and c = 6.
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22 Given that a = 2, b = −2 and c = 3, evaluate b2 + 3ac – 4b.
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a – 5b2
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23 Given that a = 40, b = −6 and c = 8, evaluate .
(a + bc)3
24
PL a–6
Find the value of _____
a + 8 – 4a2 when a = −2.
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SA
4x3yz __
______ yz
25 Evaluate 3y – 4z – x when x = 3, y = −4 and z = −5.
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Let’s Practise Algebraic expressions

1 Simplify the following.

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 2 9/22/2017 10:36:56 AM

a quotient of q divided by t2 b product of m and n

c difference of 3 and q times 8� d 4q plus 6q

k sum of x cubed, y squared and l cube of m divided by 3n

m average of 6c and 2d n three more than half of z

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 4 9/22/2017 10:36:57 AM

3 Given that w = 9, x = 5, y = 7 and z = 8, evaluate the following.

x w (z – x)2

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 7 9/22/2017 10:36:57 AM

4 Write down an algebraic expression for the following statement:

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 8 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

PL of x and p, for the number of oranges in each container.

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 9 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

15 Given that a = 4 and b = −3, evaluate

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 10 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 11 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

21 Find the value of −8a – 5b + 4c when a = −4, b = −2 and c = 6.

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 12 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

02 Topic 1_ALGEBRA Sec 1.indd 13 9/22/2017 10:36:58 AM

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