1. Anne earns x pounds per hour. Jamil earns £3 more per hour than Anne.

On Sunday he gets paid

double. Write an algebraic expression in terms of x for the amount Jamil earns per hour on
Sunday.

2. The length of a rectangle is x cm. x Its width is 5 cm less than its length. a Write an expression
for the width of the rectangle. b Write and simplify an expression for the area of the rectangle. c
Copy and complete the formula for calculating the area, A = u. d Use the formula to work out the
area of the rectangle when i. x = 10 ii. x = 12.

3. Copy and complete.

a. 2(x + 3) = □ x + □
b. b 3(x + 4) = (x + 4) + (x + 4) + (x + 4) = □ +□□
c. 4(b + 2)
d. 5(t + 3) = □ × t + □ × 3 = □t + □
e. 3(6 + a)
f. 2(r − 3) = □ × r + □ × −3
g. 6(10 − b)
4. Copy and complete.
a. 2w × 3w =
b. 4a × 2a =
c. 3b × 5b =
d. 8m × 3m =
e. 9n × 11n =
5. Match each algebraic expression to its description.

x+3 3 less than x

x−3 x less than 3
3x 3 more than x
x /3 one third of x
3–x 3 times x

6. In the pyramid, each brick is the sum of the two bricks below. Work out the missing expressions.

7. Expand the brackets: (i) 4(2x – 3) ii. p(q – p2 ) iii. t(3t 2 + 4)

8. Expand and simplify: a. 3(2a + 5) + 5(a – 2) b. 3(x – 4) – 2(x + 5)
9. Expand : i. (𝑥 +5)(𝑥 +8) ii. (4𝑥 +7)(5𝑎+3)
10. Factorise the following: a) 𝑥2 +5𝑥 b) 49𝑎2 −49 c) 18𝑥𝑦+24𝑥 d) 16𝑥𝑦−27𝑥z
2 2
e) 7𝑥 𝑦+28𝑥 f) 5𝑥 −15𝑥+45