Year 9 Mathematics

Algebra – Expressions & Equations Test 2012

Section A /20
Section B /20

Total Mark /40

Grade

SECTION A (20 marks)

1. Write the following as mathematical expressions (2 marks)

a) I think of a number and I double it. 2𝑛

𝑛
b) I think of a number, divide it by 6 and then add 1 to it. +1
6

2. If p = 3 and q = 1, calculate the value of the following expressions: (2 marks)

a) 2𝑞 − 3𝑝 = 2 × 1 − 3 × 3 = −7 b) 𝑝2 + 𝑞 = 32 + 1 = 10

3. Simplify the following: (4 marks)

a) 5𝑥 + 8𝑥 = 13𝑥 b) 3𝑎 × 4𝑏 = 12𝑎𝑏

8𝑝𝑞
c) 𝑚5 × 𝑚3 = 𝑚8 d) = 4𝑞
2𝑝

4. Expand the following: (2 marks)

a) 2(𝑥 + 5) = 2𝑥 + 10 b) 5(6 − 𝑎) = 30 − 5𝑎

5. Factorise fully: (3 marks)

a) 10 + 2𝑦 = 2(5 + 𝑦) b) 3𝑎 − 9 = 3(𝑎 − 3) c) 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 7)

6. Solve the following equations: (3 marks)

a) 𝑎 + 5 = 13 b) 6𝑥 = 24 c) 3𝑛 + 1 = 19
𝑎=8 𝑥=4 𝑛=6

7. Write equations for these situations and then solve them. (6 marks)

a) I think of a number and divide it by seven. The answer is 5. What number was I thinking of?
𝑛
= 5 𝑛 = 35
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 b) Darcy has x marbles in his bag and Emma has 2x marbles in her bag. They have 36
marbles altogether. How many marbles does Darcy have?
𝑥 + 2𝑥 = 36 3𝑥 = 36 𝑥 = 12

c) Carly is 9 years old, her brother is x years old. The sum of their ages is 25. How old is her
brother?
𝑥 + 9 = 25 𝑥 = 16

SECTION B (20 marks)

YOU NEED TO SHOW ALL WORKING TO GAIN FULL MARKS FOR EACH QUESTION
8. Expand and simplify: (4 marks)
a) 𝑛(𝑛 + 2) + 2(𝑛 + 1) b) 2𝑎(1 + 𝑎) + 3𝑎 × 5𝑎
= 𝑛2 + 2𝑛 + 2𝑛 + 2 = 2𝑎 + 2𝑎2 + 15𝑎2
= 𝑛2 + 4𝑛 + 2 = 2𝑎 + 17𝑎2
9. Factorise: (2 marks)
a) 2𝑎 + 4𝑏 − 6𝑐 b) 8𝑥 3 − 16𝑥 2
= 2(𝑎 + 2𝑏 − 3𝑐) = 8𝑥 2 (𝑥 − 2)
10. Simplify: (4 marks)
9𝑎7
a) 4𝑝2 × −3𝑝4 = −12𝑝6 b) = 3𝑎4
3𝑎3

(One mark for correct coefficient and one mark for correct power)

11. Solve the following equations. (6 marks)

𝑥−3
a) =8 b) 10 + 2𝑡 = −12 c) 2𝑏 + 3 = 𝑏 + 12
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𝑥 − 3 = 32 2𝑡 = −22 𝑏 + 3 = 12
𝑥 = 35 𝑡 = −11 𝑏=9

12. Write equations for these situations and then solve them to find the missing values.

a) I think of a number and subtract 2 and then multiply the result by 5. The answer is 30.
What number was I thinking of? (2 marks)

5(𝑛 − 2) = 30 (set up equation)

𝑛−2=6
𝑛 = 8 (answer)

b) I have x books on the shelf now. I want to buy 3 books each week for the next 8 weeks. By
then, I will have 100 books altogether. How many books do I have now? (2 marks)

𝑥 + 3 × 8 = 100 (set up equation)

𝑥 + 24 = 100 (working)
𝑥 = 76 (answer)

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