Graded Worksheets

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Section Quiz 2.1

1. Express each of the following by an algebraic expression.
(a) 4 plus x (1 mark)
(b) Subtract the product of 3 and y from x. (2 marks)

2. Write down a word phrase or a sentence to describe each of the following algebraic expressions.
(a) 2 – a (1 mark)
p
(b) +1 (2 marks)
3

3. Simplify each of the following algebraic expressions.

(a) 4x + 2x – 5x (1 mark)
(b) 1 – 10x + 6x ÷ 3 + 9 (2 marks)

4. The prices of an adult ticket and a discount ticket to a theme park are $x and $y respectively.
(a) Find the total amount of buying 2 adult tickets and 3 discount tickets. (1 mark)
(b) If Kate has $300, after buying 4 adult tickets and 2 discount tickets, how much money
does she have? (2 marks)

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Section Quiz 2.2

1. Consider the formula y = 2x. If x = 15, find the value of y. (2 marks)

2. Consider the formula S = 90 – 3ab. If a = 2 and b = 5, find the value of S. (2 marks)

p
3. Consider the formula E = − m . If p = 24, m = –3 and n = –4, find the value of E. (3 marks)
2n

4. Consider the formula D = b2 – 4bc. If b = –3 and c = 2, find the value of D. (3 marks)

5. The cost ($C) of producing n calculators can be found by C = 60 + 2n. Find the cost of
producing one thousand calculators. (2 marks)

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Name: ________________ ( ) Class: ____ Date: ________ Marks: ____/12 Time: 10 minutes

Section Quiz 2.3

1. Check whether x = –6 is a solution of the equation x – 5 = 3x + 7. (3 marks)

2. Check whether x = –1 is a solution of the inequality 3x + 2 < –7. (3 marks)

3. Set up an equation / inequality to describe each of the following cases.

(a) Subtract 9 from x. The result is 14. (1 mark)
(b) The product of a number y and 9 is greater than or equal to 38. (1 mark)
(c) There are 26 apples and x oranges in a bag. The number of
oranges is 8 more than the number of apples. (2 marks)
(d) Mr Chau spends at most $40 to buy two pens and one notebook. The prices of a
pen and a notebook are $y and $3y respectively. (2 marks)

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Name: ________________ ( ) Class: ____ Date: ________ Marks: ____/12 Time: 10 minutes

Section Quiz 2.4

1. Write down the 5th term and the 6th term of each of the following sequences.
(a) 1, 6, 11, 16, … (2 marks)
(b) 4, 8, 16, 32, … (2 marks)
(c) 162, 54, 18, 6, … (2 marks)

2. It is given that the general term of a sequence is n2 + 3. Find the 5th term and the 7th
term of the sequence. (2 marks)

3. Find the general term an of each of the following sequences.

(a) 4, 8, 12, 16, … (2 marks)
(b) 3, 5, 7, 9, … (2 marks)

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