Algebra Worksheet 1

1 Simplify the following by collecting like terms.

a 3c - 5 + 4c - 8 = b -3k + 12m - 4k - 9m=

c -d + 3c - 8c - 4d = d 6y2 + 2y + y2 - 7y=

2 Simplify the following.

4abc
a 3m 7p = b =
80bc
8mcd 40a 2b 2
c = d =
50mf 15ab 2

3 If A bh, find the value of A if b 10 and h 7.

4 Multiple Choice (circle the correct answer)

Given E mv2 and m 0.2, v 0.5 then E

A 0.000 625 B 0.1 C 0.005 D 0.025

5 Expand the following.

a 3(2x 6) = b 4(2 x)=

6 Factorise the following.

a 4ap 12ag = b 4h 72 = c 12p6 15p4=

7 Simplify each of the following.

a a4 a a2 = b 4m2 3n5 m4 2n3 = c 2x3(x2
5y)=

d 35y18 5y6 = e (ab3)2 = f (2x4)3 (3x5)2=

8c 5 3c 7
g (m7)4 (m4)3 = h = i (3a5b2c)0=
4c 3
j a4 = k 36k 2 = l 3
27x 6 =
8 Simplify the following.
5y y 3x x
a b
3 3 4 2
x4 x2 5 1
c d
3 2 x 5x

9 Simplify the following.

y 8 20 y 14 z 25 30 xy 10 x
a b c d
4 x 7 x 10 y x x 5 y

10 Solve the following equations.

p
a p 20 68 b 3b 48 c 2(x 5) 3 d 5
7

y
e 5 k 7 f x 12 g 3 12 h 42 7b 14
4

11 Solve each of the following linear equations.

a 5(x 2) 3(x 2) 0 b 7(5 2x) 3(1 3x) 1

12 Solve the following inequalities.

e
a x 3 7 b 5x 35 c 4
3

y
d 38 e 14 8u 22 f 3x 8 4 x 6
3

13 Show the solution to the inequality 4 3n 10 on a number line.