1. Convert 15 km/h into metres per second.

2. (a) Expand and simplify. 2(3 x – 2)+ 3(x – 2)

(b) Expand. x(2x2 – 3)

3 (a) Lucinda invests $500 at a rate of 5% per year simple interest.

Calculate the interest Lucinda has after 3 years.
(b) Andy invests $500 at a rate of 5% per year compound interest.
Calculate how much more interest Andy has than Lucinda after 3 years.

4. Simplify the expression.

7x + 11y + x – 6y

5. Calculate the selling price of a bicycle bought for $120 and sold at a profit of 15%.

6. Pedro invested $800 at a rate of 5% per year simple interest.

Calculate the total amount he has after 2 years.

7. Factorise completely. 5g2h + 10hj

8. Simplify 4x4 × 5x5.

9. Factorise completely ax + bx + ay + by.

10. Neymar invested $900 at a rate of 5% per year compound interest.

Calculate the total amount he has after 2 years.

11. Factorise completely. p2x – 4q2x

12. During a marathon race an athlete loses 2 % of his mass.

At the end of the race his mass is 67.13 kg. Calculate his mass before the race.

13. Aminata buys a business costing $23 000.

(a) She pays part of this cost with $12 000 of her own money.

Calculate what percentage of the $23 000 this is.

(b) Aminata’s brother gives her 32% of the remaining $11 000.

Show that $7 480 is still needed to buy the business.

(c) Aminata borrows the $7 480 at a rate of 3.5 % per year compound interest.

Calculate how much money she owes at the end of 3 years.

14. (a) Expand and simplify 3(2x + y) + 5(x – y).
(b) Expand x2(3x – 2y). (c) Factorise completely 4y2 – 10xy.
15. In a sale a coat costing $250 is reduced to $200. Find the percentage decrease in the cost.
16. Tania went on holiday to Switzerland. She changed $1500 to Swiss francs and paid 1%
commission. How much commission, in dollars, did she pay?
17. (a) Factorise completely 3x2 + 12x. (b) Simplify 3x4 × 2x3.

18. When Caroline left home she had $36.50. She returned home with $12.74.
Calculate $12.74 as a percentage of $36.50.

19. (a) Tatiana goes for a walk. (i) She walks for 15 minutes at a speed of 80 metres per
minute. Calculate the distance she walks.
ii) Convert your answer to km/h

20. A new truck costs $15 000 and loses 23% of its value each year.
Calculate the value of the truck after three years.

21. find (a) 5% of $ 78 b) 12.5% of 1100

22. calculate 45 as a percentage of 80.