Algebra 1 Practice B

QUESTION ONE

Expand and simplify these sets of brackets.

(a) 4(2p + 5) (b) q(3 – q) (c) 5(4+k) – 2(3k +6) (d) 4 + 7(x – 3)

QUESTION TWO

Circle the ‘like’ terms from each list given.

(a) 4c c2 4d -3c 4cd (b) -x2 2x2 -x -3𝑥2y 5yx (c) 7pq 3p 4q p + q -5qp

(d) 4𝑡ℎ2 h𝑡2 8ℎ2t -3ht 2th + h

QUESTION THREE

Simplify these expressions:

(a) 2p + x – 4p – 5x + 4 (b) 3a + 3b + 2𝑎2 – 2b ̶ 6𝑎2 (c) 5ac + 4a + 3ca ̶ 4c ̶ 2a

(d) 8 × m × 3 × k × 2 (e) 4𝑦2 × -2𝑦3 (f) 3𝑤𝑣 × 2𝑤3𝑣2 (g) 5(𝑞2ℎ4)3

QUESTION FOUR

Factorise fully:

(a) 2xy + 6x (b) 27a2b – 18abc (c) 3a2 – 15ab – 10b2 + 2ab

QUESTION FIVE

Simplify these algebra fractions:

QUESTION SIX

QUESTION SEVEN
QUESTION EIGHT
Algebra 1 Practice B Answers
Question 1
(a) 8p + 20
(b) 3q – q2
(c) 20 + 5k – 6k – 12 = 8 – k
(d) 4 + 7x – 21 = 7x – 17
Question 2

Question 3
(a) 4 – 2p – 4x
(b) 3a + b – 4a2
(c) 8ac + 2a – 4c
(d) 48mk
(e) -8y5
(f) 6w4v3
(g) 5q6h12
Question 4
(a) 2x(y + 3)
(b) 27a2b – 18ab2c = 9ab(3a – 2bc)
(c) 3a2 – 15ab – 10b2 + 2ab = 3a(a – 5b) – 2b(5b – a)
= 3a(a – 5b) + 2b(a – 5b)
= (a – 5b)(3a + 2b)
Question 5
(a) 4x
3
p
(b)
4
14
(c) m
2 2
9a a
(d) =
36 4
 5 cd 5 c
(e) =
3d 3d
2

3
−k
(f)
4

Question 6
(a) – 13
(b) 0
(c) 8
Question 7
Perimeter = 8x + 8
(solving will get x = 6m)
Question 8
(a) Perimeter = 2(2x + 3) + 2(x – 1) = 6x + 4
(b) Area = (2x + 3)(x – 1) = 2x2 – 2x + 3x – 3 = 2x2 + x – 3