s1 Ch2 Basic Algebra Q
s1 Ch2 Basic Algebra Q
s1 Ch2 Basic Algebra Q
1. Ken was born on the nth day of a certain month. Which of the following numbers cannot be
represented by n?
A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 29
2. When a number b is divided by 4, the quotient is an odd number. What is the value of b?
A. 48 B. 16 C. 40 D. 36
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11. Given F C 32 . If C = 80, find the value of F.
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A. 176 B. 144 C. 126 D. 88
n(n 1)
12. Given S . If n = 9, find the value of S.
2
A. 9.5 B. 50 C. 40.5 D. 45
b
15. Given the formula a [2c (b 1)d ] . If b = 8, c = 4 and d = 1, find the value of a.
2
A. 45 B. 30 C. 60 D. 15
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c 1
19. Solve the equation 5.
2
A. 4 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
5x 2
20. Solve the equation 4.
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A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
4x
21. If 2 4 , then x =
5
13 25
A. 0.8 B. 2.5 C. D.
4 4
125
23. If (m) m (m) = , then m =
27
25 5 5
A. B. C. 0 D.
9 3 3
24. Mr. Lee receives wage $X, which is 3 times the wage that Mr. Cheung receives. If Mr. Cheung has used $2
000, how much has he left?
A. $(3 X 2 000) B. $(3 X 2 000)
X X
C. $( 2 000) D. $( 2 000)
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25. A string is x m long. If y m of the string is cut, 3y m remains. Find the formula for y.
x
A. y = 2x B. y = 4x C. y D. y=x
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26. Matt has x boxes of candies, each box has 2 bags, each bag has 9 cand ies. Find the formula for the
number of candies T that Matt has.
2x
A. T = 18x B. T = 11 + x C. T = 11x D. T
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27. Given that the length of each side of an equilateral triangle is 2 c cm, find the perimeter of the
equilateral triangle.
A. 6c cm B. 5c cm C. (2c + 3) cm D. (2c 3) cm
28. 2 subtracted from 4 times a certain number is 10. Find this number.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 2 D. 3
200 g
1 000 g
30. The sum of three consecutive even numbers is 102, find these three numbers.
A. 28, 30, 32 B. 32, 34, 36 C. 30, 32, 34 D. 26, 28, 30
31. Mr. Lee’s age is 6 less than his daughter’s age times 4. If he is 66 years old now, how old is his
daughter now?
A. 18 years old B. 12 years old C. 15 years old D. 14 years old
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32. The diagram shows a triangle, with height h cm, and base b cm. If h = 8 and b = 7, find the area of the
triangle.
h cm
b cm
7 8
A. B. C. 2 D. 3
3 3
A D
34. In the following diagram, the length and the wi dth of the rectangle ABCD are 2x cm and x cm
respectively. The length of each side of the square PQRS isx 6cmcm. If the perimeters of the rectangle
ABCD and the square PQRS are equal, find B the value of x. C
2x cm
A D P S
x cm
C 6 cm
B 2x cm
S Q R
P
A. 6 B. 24 C. 4 D. 18
6 cm
35. TheQ length of a Rrectangle is 5 times its width, and its perimeter is 30 cm. Find the length of the
rectangle.
A. 6 cm B. 2.5 cm C. 12.5 cm D. 15 cm
Section A(1)
(b) Divide (n 3 2) by m 2 .
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2. Let F = (a + b) c.
(a) If a = 2 , b = 3 and c = 4, find the value of F.
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(b) If a = 5 , b = 2 and c = , find the value of F.
2
1
4. Let s ut at 2 . If u = 50 , t = 3 and a = 10, find the value of s.
2
1
5. If p and q = 4, find the values of the following expressions .
2
(a) (q 1)(q + 1) (b) p 2 2 pq q 2
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x
12. Solve the equation 3 10 .
2
4 1
13. Solve the equation x 8 .
5 2
2x
14. Solve the equation 9 6.
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15. The prices of an apple and an orange are $2 and $1.5 respectively. How much do es it cost to buy x
apples and 2x oranges? (Express the answer in terms of x.)
16. The price of a ball pen is $p. The price of a pencil is twice that of a ball pen. How much does it cost to
buy 4 ball pens and p pencils? (Express the answer in terms of p.)
Section A(2)
ab
19. Let f 2
cd 3 . If a = 50, b = 2, c = 4, d = 2 and r = 5, find the value of f.
r
20. Solve the equation 3(2 x 5) 6 .
21. Solve the equation 10 5( x 1) 100.
1
22. Solve the equation (5 x 2) 1 .
3
2
23. Solve the equation (14x 8) 20 .
5
24. Solve the following equations.
3x 1 2y 5
(a) =5 (b) 2
4 3
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25. Solve the following equations.
y2 y2
(a) 90 (b) 180 90
4 4
28. A number times 8 and then plus –20 equals –44. Find the number.
29. Simson has $38. If he gives $8 to Nicholas, then Nicholas will have the same amount of money as
Simson. How much does Nicholas originally have?
30. If 20 students are added into a class and then the class is divided into four groups, each group will
have 16 students. How many students does the class originally have?
31. If the length of each side of a square is increased by 2 cm, then the perimeter becomes 28 cm. Find
the original area of the square.
Section B
7x
32. Sammi originally had $(18x – 400) pocket money. After buying sweets, $6 were left. Given that
the price of each sweet is $2.
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(a) Express, in terms of x, the amount of money Sammi had spent to buy sweets.
(b) Find the value of x.
(c) How much did Sammi originally have?
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