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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.
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.Write down the coefficient of xy in the expression 4x²y − 7xy + 2.
- 3.Write down the expression that means the same as m × m × m × n.
- 4.Write down the expression that means 5 more than half of n.
- 5.Write down the expression that means the same as m² × m × 3.
- 6.Write down the expression that means the same as 'subtract 5 from n, then divide the result by 2'.
- 7.Write down the expression that means the same as 3 × y × y.
- 8.Which expression means the same as 3 × a × b?
- 9.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.
- 10.a = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of ab².
- 11.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
- 12.A packet contains s sweets. The sweets are shared equally between f friends. Write an expression for the number of sweets each friend receives.
- 13.Which expression means 'add 3 to n, then multiply the result by 4'?
- 14.a = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 15.Write down the expression that means the same as (x + 7) ÷ 4.
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