Year 8 Exam Booklet:

Algebra
 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

Easy

1. Which of the following algebraic expression represents 2 less than 3 lots of n?

(A) 3(n − 2)
(B) 2 − 3n
(C) 3+n−2
(D) 3n − 2

2. Which of the following is the correct simplification of ?

(A) 2ab
(B)
(C)
(D)

3. Simplify the following expression:

5x − 3y − 8x − 4y

4. Simplify:

5s + 2m − 7s + 8m =

(A) −2s + 10m

(B) 2s + 10m
(C) 2s − 10m
(D) −2s + 6m

Page 2

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

5. Simplify:

6d × dw

(A) 6dw
(B) 6d w
(C) 6d w
(D) 6d

6. Which expression does this simplify to?

ab 18
× =
15 a

(A)

(B)
(C)
(D)

7. Expand and fully simplify:

(i) 2(x − 8)

(ii) 4(x − 4) − 2(x + 1)

Page 3

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

8. Fully simplify:

(i) +

(ii) −

9. Expand and simplify the following:

(i) 3(x − 6)

Page 4

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) 2x(3 − 4x)

(iii) 7 − 4(5 + 2x)

10. Full factorise the following:

3g + 12

11. What is −2x(x − 3) simplified? (Circle the correct answer)

(A) −2x − 3
(B) −2x − 6x
(C) −2x + 6x
(D) −2x + 6x

Page 5

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

12. Which answer is a fully simplified form of 7p + 5p − 39 ? (Circle the correct

answer)

(A) 9p
(B) 4p + 5p
(C) 10p + 5p
(D) 10p − 5p

13. Fully simplify:

(i) 5mp + 2m − 7pm =

(ii) 4ab × 3a =

(iii) =

Page 6

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(iv) − =

14. Simplify each expression.

(i) (m ) =

(ii) (2p ) =

15. Factorise fully:

4x + 8 =

Page 7

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

16. Simplify:

(i) 4a × 3a

(ii) (m )

17. Simplify

(i) a ×a

(ii) −4y ÷ 12y

Page 8

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

18. Factorise:

3m + 18

19. Which expression does this simplify to?

2m m
+ =
5 3

Page 9

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

20. Expand and simplify:

(i) −3(2x − y)

(ii) 5 − 2(x − 3)

21. Write down the expression for the number of weeks in m days.

Page 10

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

Medium
22. Simplify:

4k + 6k ÷ 2

23. Simplify the following

(i) 3y × 4y

(ii) a b × ab

(iii) (3x )

Page 11

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

24. Fully simplify:

(−5mn) × (−7mp) × (2np) =

25. Full simplify:

40a 36a
÷
77b 35b

26. Fully factorise:

12x y − 18xy

Page 12

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

27. What is the fully factorised form of 14bm − 7b m ? (Circle the correct answer)

28. Which expression represents the total area of the following rectangle?

(Circle the correct answer)

(A) 2(x + 3) + 2 × 7
(B) 2(x + 10)
(C) 2x + 20
(D) All of the above

29. Fully simplify each expression.

(i) × =

Page 13

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) ÷ =

30. Factorise fully:

9xy − 12x y =

31. Simplify:

(i) −

Page 14

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) −

32. Factorise:

2a b − 4ab

33. Simplify:

(i) −

Page 15

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) ÷

34. Simplify:

x+1 2−x
+
6 5

35. Fully factorise:

re r e
−
11 11

Page 16

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

36. Expand, and simplify if possible

(i) 5(a + 4) =

(ii) 2m(3m − 4) + 3m =

(iii) a(b − a) − b(a − b) =

Page 17

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

37. Expand and simplify:

(x + 7)(x + 3).

Page 18

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

Hard
38. The following is a magic square.
Fill in the empty squares in the box so that all rows and columns add or subtract
to the magic sum of 3 − 3.

39. Fully simplify:

b 108 27a
× ÷ =
22 ab 55b

40. Fully simplify:

a a−b
1− −
a−b a+b

Page 19

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

41. Simplify:

1
x
3
2+x

42. Expand and simplify

(x + 4y) − (x + 6y)(x − 6y) .

43. Expand and simplify:

(i) (4x + 2)(5x − 7)

Page 20

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) (5x − 3)(2x − 3x + 2)

(iii) (4𝑥 − 1) − (−𝑥 + 2)

44. Factorise fully:

(i) 6x y − 8xy

Page 21

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd

 Year 8 Mathematics

Algebra Name: …………………………

(ii) p − 16y

Page 22

© 2020 Capra Coaching Pty Ltd