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Algebra worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions across the algebra statements at Foundation tier. Choose the non-calculator filter to rehearse Paper 1, which counts for a third of the marks.
Algebra worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.y = x + 4. Work out the value of y when x = 3.y = x + 4
- 2.A straight line has equation y = 5x. Work out the value of y when x = 3.y = 5x
- 3.A rule multiplies the input by a fixed number and then adds a fixed number. An input of 1 gives an output of 5, and an input of 3 gives an output of 11. Work out the rule, writing the input as x and the output as y.
- 4.A lift has a weight limit: it must carry no more than 630 kg. Let w be the total weight, in kg, carried by the lift. Which inequality describes this?
- 5.Write down the expression that means the same as p + p + p + q.
- 6.A packet contains s sweets. The sweets are shared equally between f friends. Write an expression for the number of sweets each friend receives.
- 7.The graph of y = (x − 2)(x + 5) crosses the x-axis at two points. Work out the x-coordinates of these two points.
- 8.Make p the subject of the formula n = p/3.
- 9.Work out the value of 5a + 2 when a = 3
- 10.y = 3x − 2. Work out the value of y when x = 4.y = 3x − 2
- 11.Which of these numbers is a cube number?
- 12.Here are the first five terms of an arithmetic sequence: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14. Work out the 8th term.
- 13.A number machine multiplies its input by 3 and then adds 7. The output is 1. Work out the input.
- 14.A plant is 4 cm tall in week 1. Each week after that, its height increases by 5 cm. Work out the first week in which the plant is taller than 30 cm.
- 15.Work out the gradient of the straight line with equation 3y = 12 − 6x.
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