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Algebra: Worksheet 1 Using Letters As Numbers
Algebra: Worksheet 1 Using Letters As Numbers
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Name:
Algebra
Worksheet 1
Complete.
1.
Add 3 to 5.
2.
3.
12 more than 3 is
4.
4 less than 9 is
.
.
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Example
Subtract 3 from k.
k3
5.
Add 2 to x.
6.
Subtract y from 7.
7.
12 more than t.
8.
9 less than s.
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Present
age
8
x
Sid
Child
10.
Child
Tara
May
Present
age
8
13
5 years
ago
3 years
from now
10 years
from now
t years
from now
y years
from now
x5
x years
ago
11.
x53
x9
7x
x2
x 5 15
12
Complete.
12.
3333
13.
5 5 5 3 groups of
14.
4 4 is the same as 2
144
groups of 3
To evaluate means
to nd the value.
When x 3,
x 9 3 9 12.
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Example
Multiply p by 6.
Divide p by 6.
p
_
6
6p
15.
Multiply 3 by h.
16.
Divide 5 by t.
17.
Half of f.
18.
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20.
A box contains g crayons. The crayons are shared equally among some children.
Number of Children
Number of Crayons
Each Child Gets
g
_
3
6
10
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4 n 4 24
4 n 4n
4 n 424
22.
32 n 32n
32 n 32 24
32
32 n _
n
23.
5n 5 24
5n 524
5n 5 24
24.
2
_
n 2 24
2
2n_
n
n
2n_
2
4 years
ago
Faye
5t
5t 4
Elijah
10u
Child
3 years
from now
x53
4x
x
_
3
3x 5
5x
_
6
20 x
_
2
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x 5 15
10 years
from now
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Worksheet 2
Complete.
1.
332
2.
444444
3.
45
4
4
883
4.
Example
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xxx
5.
yyyyy5
6.
ssssss6
7.
ttttttt
Complete.
8.
3p
9.
8w
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Example
a
4a and a are like terms because
they are multiples of a.
4a + a
10.
11.
12.
13.
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Example
2a
3a
2a 3a
14.
3b
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5y
y
17.
a 2a
b 3b
p 7p
y 5y
m 4m
7p
5p
16.
4b
4b 3b
15.
3y
y
4m
4m
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3x 4x
19.
6y 3y
20.
7c 2c
21.
14d 5d
22.
12f 8f
23.
29g 29g
Example
8d 2d 4d 6d 4d
10d
24.
9x 3x 2x
25.
10b 4b 3b
26.
6c 7c 3c
27.
8d 2d 9d
28.
15f 8f 4f
29.
24g 9g 5g
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9d 8 2d 4
11d 4
30.
w 5 2w
31.
12p 7p 10 1
32.
8 d 4d 6
33.
10k 7 5k 3
34.
14 9f 5 4f
35.
10g 10 g 2
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36.
Alison walked 7x kilometers from her house to the library. She then walked
4x kilometers from the library to her school. What was the total distance
Alison walked?
37.
Mrs. Wilson bought 3h red party hats, 4 blue party hats, and 5h yellow
party hats. How many party hats did Mrs. Wilson buy in all?
38.
Each tray contains 12 eggs. Mr. Harris has 6x eggs and a full tray of
eggs. Mrs. King has 2x fewer eggs than Mr. Harris. How many eggs
does Mrs. King have?
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Worksheet 3
2.
3.
52
4.
14 4
x2
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x can be
6.
y 10
y can be
u 15
u cannot be
8.
v 36
v cannot be
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Compare. Write 5, ,, or ..
Example
For a 5,
7a
>
25
7a 7 5 35
35 25
9.
For y 8,
9y
90
10.
For z 9,
6z
45
11.
For p 7,
28
4p
12.
For q 4,
36
7q
13.
For r 6,
55
9r
14.
For n 5,
35
7n
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For x 8, 6x 3
16.
For y 12, 7y 14
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3a 2
22
18.
5a 4
19.
6a 8
65
20.
9a 12
45
58
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Example
4r 8 24
4r 8 8 24 8
4r 16
4r 4 16 4
4r 8 24 is an equation.
4r 8 has a value of 24.
To solve an equation means to
nd the value of the variable.
21.
7x 28
22.
8x 72
23.
6x 12 60
24.
7x 5 58
25.
8x 24 48
26.
9x 5 76
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2.
A bag contains y fruits. A box can hold 4 times as many fruits as the bag.
a.
b.
b.
c.
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Beth had k dollars. She spent 8 dollars on a bag and the rest of the
money on 4 notepads.
a. Find the cost of each notepad in terms of k.
4.
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Bruce has (2m 7) stamps and Gregory has (7m 35) stamps.
If m 8,
a.
b.
c.
how many more stamps must one of the boys buy so that both boys
have the same number of stamps?
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