CXC Math Worksheet

ALGEBRA

Simplification/BinaryOperations
2
5p 4p
1. Simplify, expressing your answer in its simplest form � [2 mks] CXC May 2007
3q q
2. Given that a * b = a b - b a , Evaluate (i) 4 * 8 (ii) 2 * ( 4 * 8) 4 mks CXC May 2007
x-3 x -2
3. Simplify - 3 mks CXC May 2006
2 5

a 2 + 4a
4. Simplify 3 mks CXC May 2006
a 2 + 3a - 4

5. Expand and simplify (2x + 5) (3x – 4) 2 mks CXC May 2005

x2 -1 4ab 2 + 2a 2b
6. Simplify (i) (ii) 4 mks CXC May 2004
x -1 ab

3p q
7. Express as a single fraction + 2 mks CXC May 2005
2 p
2 3
8. Write as a single fraction in its lowest terms + 2 mks CXC May 2003
a -3 a
3 2
9. Simplify (i) 3m – 2 (m + 2 ) (ii) - 5 mks CXC May 2002
y y -3
2 3
10. Simplify - 4 mks CXC Jan 2000
x -1 x +1
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Factorization

11. Factorise a) x2 - 5x b) x 2 - 81 2 mks CXC May 2006

12. Factorise a) 5a 2b + ab 2 [2 mks] b) 9k 2 - 1 [2 mks] c) 2 y - 5 y + 2 [2 mks]
2
CXC May 2005
13. Factorise a) 7 mp + 14m p [2 mks] b) 2 y - 11 y + 15 [2 mks]
2 2 2
CXC May 2003
14. Factorise completely a) 6m + 4n - 9km - 6kn b) 4x - y c) 2a 2 + a - 6 [5 mks] CXC Jan 2003
2 2

15. Factorise completely a) 2mg + 3g - 2mt - 3t (b) 3 y 2 + 5 y - 12 (c) 2 x 3 - 8 x [6mks]

Specimen paper 2003
16. Factorise completely (i) 4 y + y 2
(ii) 6 x - 13 x - 5
2
3 mks CXC May 2001
17. Factorise completely (i) p - p 3
(ii) 6nx - 9mx - 4ny + 6my 4 mks CXC Jan 2000
18.a) Factorise completely (i) y 2 - 3 y (ii) 9 x 2 - 1 (iii) 8a 2 - 2 x - 1 3 mks CXC May 2000
b) Factorise completely (i) 2ax + 3ay - 2bx - 3by (ii) 5 x - 20 (iii) 3 x + 4 x - 15
2 2
CXC May 2009
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Substitutions

19. Given a = 2, b = -3 and c = 0, evaluate (i) 4a – 2b (ii) ac 3 mks CXC May 2003
m + nl
20. If l = -2, n = -3, m = 4, calculate the value of 2 mks CXC May 2000
n-m
p m( p - n ) 2
n
21. Given that = 2, m = -3, = -1, find the value of 4 mks CXC May 1997
3p + m

Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities

x+2 x -1 5
22. Solve for x - = 2 [3 mks] Jan 2003 (b) 2( x - 1) = [3 mks] CXC May 2002
2 3 2

23(a) Solve the equation 6x – 8 ( x + 3) = 10 [3 mks] CXC June 2003

 3x + 1 x-2 2x - 3
23(b). If - = 2 + , find the value of x. 5 mks [3 mks] CXC May 1997
3 2 3
24. Solve for x: 12 �3 x + 5 and state the smallest value of x which satisfies the inequality [3 mks] May 2003

25. Calculate the range of values of v when 5 - v �2v - 1 [3 mks] CXC May 2002

26. Adam, Imran and Shakeel were playing a card game. Adam scored x points. Imran scored 3 fewer than Adam.
Shakeel scored twice as much as Imran. Together they scored 39 points

(i) Write down in terms of x, an expression for the points scored by Shakeel [2 mks]
(ii) Write an equation which may be used to find the value of x [ 2 mks] CXC May 2005

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Solving Simultaneous Linear Equations

3a - 2b = 12 3x + y = 2
27.Solve the simultaneous equations a) 4 mks May 2000 b) 5 mks Jan 2000
2a + b = 1 4x + 3y = 3

3 x - 4 y = 32 4x - 4 y = 2
28.Solve simultaneously a) 4 mks Jan 1995 b) 4 mks May 1992
5 x + 2 y = 10 7 x + 2 y = 17

29) 7 pencils and 5 erasers cost $ 11.60 while 5 pencils and 3 erasers cost $7.60.Find the cost of 8 erasers [4mks]
May 1999

30.A stadium has 2 Sections A and B. Tickets for Section A cost $a each. Tickets for Section B
cost $b each. Johanna paid $ 105 for 5 Section A tickets and 3 Section B tickets
Raiyah paid $63 for 4 Section A tickets and 1 Section B ticket

(i) Write 2 equations in a and b to represent the information above

(ii) Calculate the values of a and b 5 mks CXC May 2007

31.Two cassettes and three CD’s cost $175 while four cassettes and one CD cost $125
(i) Given that one cassette costs $ x and one CD cost $ y, write 2 equations in x and y to represent the
information 2 mks ( ii) Calculate the cost of one cassette 2 mks CXC May 2006

32. A restaurant bill of $350 was paid with $5 and $50 notes. 16 notes were used. Let x and y represent the number of
$5 and $50 notes respectively,(i) write 2 equations to represent the information (ii) Solve the equation to find out the
number of each type of note 6 mks CXC May 2006

33 One packet of biscuits cost $ x and one cup of ice-cream costs $ y.

One packet of biscuits and two cups of iceceam cost $8.00, while 3 packets of biscuits and one cup of icecream
cost $9.00
(i) Write a pair of simultaneous equations in x and y to represent the given information. 2 mks
(ii) Solve the equations to find the cost of one packet of biscuits and one cup of ice-cream. 4 mks
CXC May 2009
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Solving Quadratic Equations

2p +5 =3
34. Solve for x, given (a) 3 x 2 - 7 x + 2 = 0 4 mks May 2004 (b) 5 p [4 mks] May 1993

35. The floor of a room is in the shape of a rectangle. The floor is c metres long and the width is 2 metres less than
the length
a) State in terms of c (i) the width of the floor (ii) the area of the floor
b) If the area of the floor is 15 m 2 , write down an equation in c to show the information
c) Use the equation to determine the width of the floor 7 mks CXC May 2000

36.Solve the pair of simultaneous equations:

y = 4 - 2x
4 mks CXC May 2009
y = 2 x 2 - 3x + 1
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