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GCSE Worksheet: Expressions and Equations

The document provides a set of practice questions on expressions, equations, and factorizing algebraic expressions for GCSE math revision. It contains 14 questions testing skills like simplifying expressions, expanding and factorizing brackets, solving different types of equations including simultaneous equations, solving inequalities, and using the quadratic formula. The document emphasizes practicing these essential algebra skills both with and without a calculator.

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GCSE Worksheet: Expressions and Equations

The document provides a set of practice questions on expressions, equations, and factorizing algebraic expressions for GCSE math revision. It contains 14 questions testing skills like simplifying expressions, expanding and factorizing brackets, solving different types of equations including simultaneous equations, solving inequalities, and using the quadratic formula. The document emphasizes practicing these essential algebra skills both with and without a calculator.

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GCSE Revision Worksheets

Expressions and Equations

You should be able to do these questions with a calculator

You should be able to do these questions without a calculator

Questions with both symbols indicate that you should be able to


complete the question with and without a calculator. Practice both!

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Expressions and Equations

1. Simplify the following expressions

a) 3a + 4a b) 3k + 6k + 3 + 7 c) 7p + 5 - 4p - 7 d) 8x + 3 + 4y - 5x + 2y - 6

2. Simplify the following expressions

a) 3 x 4k b) 3a x 4a c) 4p2q x 2p3q2 d)
x5 e)
6 p 2q5
x2 3 p 2q3

3. The equation x 3  x  100 has a solution between 4 and 5. Using trial and improvement find the
solution to the equation to one decimal place.

4. Expand the brackets

a) 5(2p +7) b) 3a(2a - 4d) c) 4x2y(2xy + 3x3y2)

5. Expand the brackets

a) (x + 2)(x+3) b) (2x - 3)(3x + 2) c) (3p - 2)(2p - 4) d) (2t + 3)2

e) (4f + 3g)(f - 2g)

6. Factorise the following expressions

a) 4x + 6 b) 3a2 - 9a c) 4pq2 + 8pq - 2q

7. Factorise the following expressions

a) x2 + 3x + 2 b) x2 + 9x + 20 c) x2 - x - 6 d) x2 - 10x + 21

8. Solve the following equations

a) 5x + 12 = 32 b) 3(x + 4) = 21 c) 4x - 7 = 18 d) 5x + 17 = 2

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9. Solve the following equations

a) 7x - 4 = 3x + 12 b) 5x + 4 = 13 - 4x c) 12 + 6x = 3x - 5

10. Solve the inequalities. Show your answer on a number line.

a) 3x + 2 > 11 b) 4x - 7 ≤ 13 c) 7 - 3x ˂ 19 d) 5 ˂ 3x + 2 ≤ 17

11. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

a) 3 x  2 y  12 b) 3 x  y  17 c) 4 x  y  26 d) 2x  2 y  7
2 x  2 y  10 x  2y  9 2 x  3 y  20 4x  y  7

12. Factorise the following expressions

a) x2 - 25 b) x2 - 81 c) p2 - 9 d) 4a2 - 9b2

13. Factorise and solve the following equations

a) x2 + 4x +3 = 0 b) x2 - 7x +12 = 0 c) x2 + 2x -12 = 3

14. Solve the following equations using the quadratic formula.


Give your answers to 3 significant figures

a) 3x2 + 4x - 5 b) 5x2 - x - 12 c) x2 + 7x - 15

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