The Westminster School, Dubai

Subject: Mathematics
Year 6 Reinforcement – Algebra

1. a = b² + 4 Find a when b is five. 25+4=29

2. If 2x + 4 =12. What does one x equal? 4

3. Sam writes a number sequence starting with 3.

a) Fill in the next 2 numbers in Sam’s sequence.
3, 8, 13 , …18.,23

b). Which 3 of these numbers will be in Sam’s sequence?

35 , 53 , 58

65 , 430 , 408

4. In Rhy’s class, there are twice as many girls as boys. There are 16 girls.How many
pupils are in the class altogether? 16+8 =24

5. This rule will help you work out children’s average weekly pocket money.

To calculate pocket money in pounds, add 3 years

to the age and divide the answer by 2.

P= n+3÷2
P= ( n+3 ) ÷2
P= ( n+3 ) ÷3
P= n ÷ 3 + 2

a. What is the average pocket money for a 7 - year old? £5

b. £7 a week is the average pocket money for a child of what age? 11 years old
6 a) Calculate the value of the letter in each equation:

7. Generate and describe linear number sequences.

a. Fill in the first two terms in this sequence:

…39……… , …47……... , 55 , 63 , 71

b. 8 is the first term in this sequence. What is the 7th term? 26

8 11 14 17

c. Find the missing numbers in this sequence:

22 , ……38…………… , ……54……………... , 70

c) The formula 5n + 1 can be used to calculate the value of the terms in this sequence:

6 11 16 21 26

Fill in the missing information in this table:

term calculation value

1st 5x1+1 6
5 x5+1 26
5th
5x10+1
10th 51
101
20th 5 x 20 + 1
 e) 3 7 11 15 19
11 is the third term in this sequence. Circle the formula that could be used to calculate this
term:

3x4-1 3x5-1 3x4+1

f) 12 22 32 42 52
12 is the first term in this sequence. Calculate the 9th term, showing the formula you
would use:

10n+2 = 92

8. Express missing number problems algebraically.

a). A plumber charges £16 for each job that he attends, and then £9 per hour for every hour that
he works. Circle the formula that could be used to calculate how much the plumber would charge for
a job:

h stands for the number of hours worked

9h - 16 9h + 16
16h + 9
b) Emily and Becky are sisters. This formula can be used to calculate Becky’s age, compared to Emily’s
age: e + 4 = b e stands for Emily’s age , b stands for Becky’s age.

When Emily is 11, how old will Becky be? .....15.....

When Becky is 17, how old will Emily be? 13

9. Find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with two unknowns.

a) Find 3 different possible pairs of values for a and b in this equation:

ab = 18

Value of a Value of b
9
2
6
3
18
1
 b. Find 3 different possible pairs of values for a and b in this equation:

19 = ab + 7 (a and b are whole numbers.)

Value of a Value of b
3
4
2
6
1 12

10. Enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables.

a. In this equation, a and b are different whole numbers which are both less than 11.
2a = b

Write the calculations that would show all the possible values of a and b:

1 x2 =2

2 x2 =4

3x2=6

4x2=8

5 x 2 = 10

b. Use this equation to fill in the missing information in the table below:

7a + 4 = b

Value of a Value of b
2 18

11
1
4 32

3 25
11. Complete the number sentences below

k + 5.
5 more than k is

2 less than k is k-2

3 more than twice k is 2k +3

6 more than half of k is ( k÷2)+6 or k/2+6

12. Equation: n−9=35

n=35+9 = 44
Sophia’s number is 44.

13. Equation: n−12=40

n= 40+12 = 52
Liam’s number is 52.

14. When x = 8, what is the value of 5x?

Match each statement to the correct expression.

Tick ( ) the correct box below.

5 13 40 58 None of these
15. A ruler costs k pence.
A pen costs m pence.

Match each statement with the correct expression for the amount in pence.

The first one is done for you.

Statement Expression

5k

The total cost

of 5 rulers 5m

5 – 5m

The total cost

of 5 rulers and 5 pens
500 – 5m

5k + m
How much more 5 pens cost
than 5 rulers
5(k + m)

5m – 5k
The change from £5,
in pence, when you buy 5 pens

5k – 5m

16. When x = 8, what is the value of 3x – x ?

Tick ( ) the correct box below.

0 3 16 30 None of these
 17. Here is a sequence of patterns made from squares and circles.

The sequence continues in the same way.

Calculate how many squares there will be in the pattern which has 25 circles.
12
18. Amir has three parcels.

Parcels A and B together weighthe

same as parcel C.

The three parcels weigh 800 grams altogether.

Parcel A weighs 250g. How much does parcel B weigh?
150g

19. Lin has five blocks which are all the same.

She balances them on the

scale with two weights.

800
500 grams
grams

Calculate the weight of one block.

60g
 Simple Formulae

20. Maria bakes cakes and sells them in bags. She uses this formula to work out how much to charge
for one bag of cakes.

Cost = number of cakes × 20p + 15p for the bag

a. How much will a bag of 12 cakes cost? £ 2.55

Olivia buys a bag of cakes for £5.15

b. Use the formula to calculate how many cakes are in the bag.

25 cakes

21. Here is the rule that an electrician uses to work out how much to charge a customer.

Cost in pounds = 25 × hours worked + 55

The electrician takes three hours to replace some electrical cable and some sockets.

Use the rule to work out how much the electrician should charge the customer.

£ 130
22. Here is a rule for the time it takes to cook a chicken.

Cooking time = 20 minutes plus an extra 40 minutes for each kilogram

How many minutes will it take to cook a 3 kg chicken? 140 min

What is the mass of a chicken that takes 100 minutes to cook?

2 kg

23. Here is a rule to work out the time it takes to cook a piece of meat.

Time in minutes = 35 × weight in kg + 30

A piece of meat has a weight of 4 kg.

Use the rule to work out the time, in minutes, it takes to cook this piece of meat. 170 min