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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 p + p + p + q.
- 4.Which expression means the same as a × a × a?
- 5.Write down the expression that means the same as m × m × m × n.
- 6.Write down the expression that means the same as (x + 7) ÷ 4.
- 7.Which expression means the same as 3 × a × b?
- 8.x = 5. Work out the value of 3x² − 4.
- 9.A packet contains s sweets. The sweets are shared equally between f friends. Write an expression for the number of sweets each friend receives.
- 10.Which expression means 'add 3 to n, then multiply the result by 4'?
- 11.p = 4. Work out the value of 2p³.
- 12.Simplify k + k + k + k + k.
- 13.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.
- 14.n = 3. Work out the value of (2n)².
- 15.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
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