ALGEBRA EXERCISE

1. Tom's sister Ann is twice as old as Tom, and his brother Jerry is 4 years older than
Ann. The ages of all 3 children add up to 49.
(a) If Tom is x years old, write expressions for Ann's and Jerry's ages.
(b) Form an equation in x and solve it. How old is Tom?

2. The length of a rectangle is 7cm more than the width. The perimeter is 62cm. If the
width is x cm, write down an equation in x and solve it.

3. Determine the area of this picture below using algebraic expression!

(a) Write down an expression for the area.
(b) If x = 4 cm, calculate the area in cm.

4. A chocolate bar costs c pence and a drink costs d

penny.
(a) Write down an expression for the cost of 2 chocolate bars and 2 drinks.
(b) If c is £0.50 and d is £0.85, calculate the total cost of 2 chocolate bars and 2
drinks.

5. Brian is a window cleaner. He uses the following formula to calculate the amount to
charge his customers: Charge = £20 + 4n
Where n is the number of windows a house has. If a house has 7 windows, how
much would Brian charge?

6. Farmer Jones has x sheep. Farmer Smith has 100 more sheep than Farmer Jones.
Farmer White has twice as many sheep as Farmer Jones.
(a) Write down an expression for the total sheep in terms of x
(b) If x is 550 sheep, how many sheep each farmer has?

7. In an examination Eric got p marks. Steven got three times as many marks as Eric.
(a) Write down an expression for the number of marks Steven got
(b) Steven actually got 72 marks. So, find out the number of marks Eric got in his
exam.

8. In a wood the Forest Warden planted h Beech trees. He planted 5 fewer Oak trees
than Beech trees and 12 more Elm trees than Beech trees.
(a) Write down an expression for the number of
i. Oak trees planted
ii. Elm trees planted
(b) If The Forest Warden actually planted 16 Oak trees. Find out the number of
i. Beech trees planted
ii. Elm trees planted