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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 = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 2.Write down the expression that means the same as 'subtract 5 from n, then divide the result by 2'.
- 3.Write down the expression that means the same as p + p + p + q.
- 4.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.
- 5.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.
- 6.Write down the expression that means the same as w ÷ 6.
- 7.x = 5. Work out the value of 3x² − 4.
- 8.Which expression means the same as 3 × a × b?
- 9.Write down the expression that means the same as m × m × m × n.
- 10.Write down 0.2x with its coefficient written as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 11.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.
- 12.Which expression means 'y squared, multiplied by 3'?
- 13.Write down the expression that means 5 more than half of n.
- 14.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
- 15.Which expression means the same as a × a × a?
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