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Substitution into formulae worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Substitution into formulae worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The braking distance of a car, in metres, is estimated using the formula d = 0.4v² + 6, where v is the speed in mph. A car travelling at 35 mph brakes. Work out the estimated braking distance.
- 2.Work out the value of 3a − 2b when a = 5 and b = 4
- 3.Work out the value of 5a + 2 when a = 3
- 4.Work out the value of 3n − 2 when n = 1
- 5.The formula for converting a temperature in Fahrenheit, F, to Celsius, C, is C = 5(F − 32) ÷ 9. Work out C, to 1 decimal place, when F = 98.6.
- 6.Work out the value of 2(x + 2) when x = −5
- 7.Work out the value of 4p² − 3 when p = 2.5
- 8.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.
- 9.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.
- 10.Work out the value of (x − 4)/2 + 3 when x = 10
- 11.Work out the value of 5m² + 3m when m = −2.4
- 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.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.
- 14.Work out the value of 3x² − 4x when x = −2.
- 15.The formula for converting a distance in miles, m, to kilometres, k, is k = 8m ÷ 5. Work out k when m = 10.
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