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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 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.
- 2.Simplify k + k + k + k + k.
- 3.Which expression means 'y squared, multiplied by 3'?
- 4.A ribbon of length L metres is cut into 5 equal pieces, and then 3 metres is removed from one piece. Write down an expression, in metres, for the length of that piece after 3 metres is removed.
- 5.x = 5. Work out the value of 3x² − 4.
- 6.a = 3 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 7.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
- 8.n = 3. Work out the value of (2n)².
- 9.Write down the expression that means 5 more than half of n.
- 10.p = 4. Work out the value of 2p³.
- 11.Which expression means the same as 3 × a × b?
- 12.Simplify p + p + p.
- 13.a = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 14.Write down 0.2x with its coefficient written as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 15.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.
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