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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 taxi charges a £3 fixed fee plus £2 for each mile travelled. Write an expression, in pounds, for the total cost of a journey of n miles.
- 2.n = 3. Work out the value of (2n)².
- 3.Write down the expression that means the same as (x + 7) ÷ 4.
- 4.Simplify p + p + p.
- 5.Write down the expression that means the same as 3 × y × y.
- 6.Write down the expression that means the same as p + p + p + q.
- 7.Write down the expression that means the same as w ÷ 6.
- 8.Simplify k + k + k + k + k.
- 9.x = 5. Work out the value of 3x² − 4.
- 10.A box holds n pencils. A shop has 6 full boxes and 4 loose pencils. All of these pencils are shared equally between 2 classes. Write down the expression for the number of pencils each class receives.
- 11.Which expression means the same as a × a × a?
- 12.Write down the expression that means the same as m × m × m × n.
- 13.Write down the expression that means the same as 'subtract 5 from n, then divide the result by 2'.
- 14.A rectangular field has length (3a + 2) metres and width (a − 1) metres. Write a simplified expression for the perimeter of the field.
- 15.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
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