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Algebraic notation worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "algebraic notation" — DfE statement A1. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Algebraic notation worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.a = 3 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 2.Simplify k + k + k + k + k.
- 3.Tom buys 2 notebooks and 6 pencils on Monday, priced at p pence each for a notebook and q pence each for a pencil. On Tuesday he buys 3 more notebooks and 1 more pencil. Write a simplified expression, in pence, for the total amount Tom has spent on notebooks and pencils.
- 4.Which expression means the same as 3 × a × b?
- 5.Write down the coefficient of xy in the expression 4x²y − 7xy + 2.
- 6.Which expression means 'add 3 to n, then multiply the result by 4'?
- 7.Write down the expression that means the same as 'subtract 5 from n, then divide the result by 2'.
- 8.n = 3. Work out the value of (2n)².
- 9.Write down the expression that means the same as (x + 7) ÷ 4.
- 10.A rectangular field has length (3a + 2) metres and width (a − 1) metres. Write a simplified expression for the perimeter of the field.
- 11.Which expression means the same as a × a × a?
- 12.p = 4. Work out the value of 2p³.
- 13.Simplify p + p + p.
- 14.Which expression means 'y squared, multiplied by 3'?
- 15.a = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
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