studyAlgebra
FoundationMaths revision

Algebraic Expressions

Translate between words and symbols, substitute values and simplify expressions with confidence.

Focus points
✓Translate verbal relationships into algebra.
✓Substitute signed values carefully.
✓Collect and simplify like terms.
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Question lineup

Try each question first, reveal a hint when you need one, then check the worked answer. Mark them done as you go — finish the set to claim your chips.

8 revision questions
Question 1FluencyCore
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Skill · simplifying expressions
Simplify 7p + 4q − 3p + 2 − q.
Question 2FluencyCore
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Skill · substitution
Evaluate 3x² − 2xy + y when x = −2 and y = 5.
Question 3FluencyCore
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Skill · forming expressions
Write an expression for “five less than three times n”.
Question 4FluencyCore
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Skill · substitution and simplification
The perimeter of a rectangle is 2l + 2w. Find it when l = 3x+1 and w = x−2, and simplify.
Question 5FluencyCore
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Skill · expansion
Simplify 4(2a − 3) − 3(a + 5).
Question 6ReasoningCore
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Skill · structure
If 2x + y = 11, find the value of 6x + 3y without solving for x or y.
Question 7ApplicationCore
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Skill · expression application
A sequence of dot patterns has 4n + 1 dots in figure n. How many dots are in figure 25?
Question 8ChallengeStretch
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Skill · modelling
Find an expression for the area of a rectangle whose length is x+4 and width is x−1, then state the value at x=6.