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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 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.
- 2.Write down 0.2x with its coefficient written as a fraction in its simplest form.
- 3.p = 4. Work out the value of 2p³.
- 4.a = 3 and b = 5. Work out the value of a²b.
- 5.x = 5. Work out the value of 3x² − 4.
- 6.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.
- 7.Write down the expression that means the same as m² × m × 3.
- 8.Which expression means 'triple c, then add double d'?
- 9.Write down the expression that means the same as 'subtract 5 from n, then divide the result by 2'.
- 10.a = 2 and b = 5. Work out the value of ab².
- 11.Which expression means 'add 3 to n, then multiply the result by 4'?
- 12.n = 3. Work out the value of (2n)².
- 13.Write down the expression that means the same as w ÷ 6.
- 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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