Algebra revision

1. Fill in the gaps in the following pattern and state the rule for the pattern.
a) 18, 26, 34, ____, 50, ____, 66
b) 27, 20, 13, ____, -1, -8, ____
c) 4, 7, 13, 25, ____, ____

2. Write each as an algebraic expression.

a) the difference of 10 and 5
b) half of 14
c) the sum of q and 8
d) 6 squared
e) twice q

3. Find the answer to the following questions.

a) 5 squared
b) 9 times 5
c) 10 increased by 8
d) 20 decreased by 17

4. Find the answer to the following questions using the correct order of operations
(BODMAS).
a) 48 ÷ (4 + 4)
b) 2 + 7 x 5
c) 3(6 + 7)
d) 5 x 3 x 2
e) (10 + 2 – 2) x 6 – 1

5. Answer the following questions showing all working out.

a) A café owner can make 2 coffees’ every 3 minutes. What is the maximum number of
coffees’ they can make in a busy 30-minute period?
b) A factory makes 24 Barbie dolls per hour. How many Barbie’s can be made in a 5 day
working week if the factory runs for 8 hours a day?
c) There are 184 students going on a Maths excursion to Sandown racetrack. If there is 1
teacher per 20 students, and buses hold 57 people excluding the driver, how many buses
will be required for the excursion?

6. Fill in the missing number to make the following equations correct.

a) 12 + c = 34
b) 6 X y = 66
c) a – 12 = 17

7. How can you solve the following equation by repetition? (Hint: show your working as part
of your explanation)
 562 – 238

8. Create a flow chart to show the steps in solving: 5 X 7 – 21 =

9. Use substitution to find the answer to the following questions.

a) 5 + y; y = 12
b) 3 x a + 7; a = 4
c) (8 – 3) x c; c = 9
10−d
d) ;d=2
d
e) 7e + 3(e – 1); e = 5

10. Complete the following tables:

a)

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
3x 3

b)

x 2 4 6 8 10 12
2x + 1 5

c)

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
4x – 2 2

11. Label the following pairs of terms as like terms or non like terms.
a) 3ab + 6ba
b) 5c – 5b
c) 7ef + 8ef2
d) 4k – k

12. Simplify the following expressions by collecting like terms.

a) 3k – 2 + 3k
b) 10x + 4x + 31y – y
c) 2cd + 5dc – 3d + 2c
d) 9xy + 2x – 3xy + 3x
e) 5uv + 12v + 4uv – 5v

13. Simplify the following expressions by multiplying.

a) 7e x 9g
b) 4d x 7af
 c) a x 3b x 4c
d) 2cb x 3a x 4d

14. Simplify the following expressions by dividing.

5a
a)
9a
10 a
b)
15 b
64 x
c)
8x
9x
d)
3 xy

15. Use expansion to remove the brackets from the following expressions:
a) 3(2a – 4)
b) 2b(b + 8)
c) v(13vz – 12z)
d) 7m(6mn + 2m)
e) 8d(3cd + 2c – 4)

16. Factorise the following expressions:

a) 12x – 6
b) 16s2 + 8s
c) 28yz + 14y
d) 36e2f – 24ef
e) 32a2b + 16ab2

17. Write the following in expanded form:

a) 43
b) 72h5
c) g4h

18. Write the following in index form:

a) 3 X 3 X 3 X 3
b) a X a X a X c
c) h X h x h X g X g X g X g

19. Simplify the following problems that combine a range of algebraic skills:
a) 3a(12a – 6) + 4a
b) 4c – 2(c + 6) + 12
15 ab
c) ×5a
3b
d) 4a(3ab + 6ab – 2b)