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Substitution into formulae worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "substitution into formulae" — DfE statement A2. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Substitution into formulae worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Work out the value of 2x² when x = −3
- 2.Work out the value of 3x² − 4x when x = −2.
- 3.A taxi fare in pounds is given by F = 2.50 + 1.20m, where m is the number of miles travelled. Sam takes a taxi for a journey of 6 miles. Work out the fare.
- 4.The formula for converting a distance in miles, m, to kilometres, k, is k = 8m ÷ 5. Work out k when m = 10.
- 5.Work out the value of 5a + 2 when a = 3
- 6.The volume of a cuboid is given by the formula V = lwh. Work out V, in cm³, when l = 2, w = 3 and h = 6.
- 7.A formula is F = 4s. A pupil says that when s = 5 the value of F is 9, because they added 4 and 5 instead of multiplying. Work out the correct value of F when s = 5.
- 8.A recipe gives the cooking time, in minutes, for a chicken as T = 40m + 20, where m is the mass in kg. A chicken has a mass of 1.8 kg. Work out the cooking time in hours and minutes.
- 9.On Monday, a runner covers 15 km in 2.5 hours. On Tuesday, she covers 12 km in 1.5 hours. Using the formula speed = distance ÷ time, work out on which day she ran faster, and by how much.
- 10.A rectangle is x cm wide and twice as long as it is wide, so its area A cm² is given by A = 2x². Work out A when x = 3.
- 11.Work out the value of a² − 2b when a = −3 and b = 4.
- 12.Grace says that 2(x + 1) and 2x + 2 always have the same value. Work out the value of both expressions when x = 3.
- 13.Work out the value of 2(x + 2) when x = −5
- 14.Work out the value of 3b − 4 when b = 6
- 15.Work out the value of 5y + 9 when y = 0
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