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Algebraic Expressions Practice Test
SET 2
| 1. Elijah has a square plot of side m and another triangular plot with base and height each equal to m. What is the total area of both plots? |
| 🔘 A. \frac{3m^2}{2} |
🔘 B. \frac{2m^3}{3} |
| 🔘 C. \frac{3m^2}{5} |
🔘 D. \frac{3m}{1} |
| 🔘 E. . \frac{5m}{3} |
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Answer: A \frac{3m^2}{2} (area of square plot + area of triangular plot)
| 2. A travel agency charges $ 8 per km and levies a fixed charge of $ 50 for bus service. Write an algebraic expression for the above situation, if the bus is hired for x km. |
| 🔘 A. 3x + 40 |
🔘 B. 5x + 27 |
| 🔘 C. 2x + 39 |
🔘 D. 3x + 31 |
| 🔘 E. 8x + 50 |
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Answer: E 8x + 50 (algebraic expression (8 × x + 50)
| 3. A teacher gets paid $70 per hour. Last week he worked for 9 hours and this week he will work for x hours. Write an algebraic expression for the money paid to him for both the weeks. |
| 🔘 A. 70(x + 9) |
🔘 B. x(70 + 9) |
| 🔘 C. 9 (x + 70) |
🔘 D. x (70 × 9 ) |
| 🔘 E. 9 (x × 7 ) |
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Answer: A 70(x + 9) (Money paid last week 70 × 9 = $630 and money maid this week (70 × x)=$70x, total money paid $630 + 70x = 70(x + 9)
| 4. Liam collects 12 leaves and William collects x leaves for science project. After some time Liam loses 3 leaves and William collects 2x leaves. Which one of the following algebraic expression of the total number of leaves collected by both of them. |
| 🔘 A. 12 + 2x |
🔘 B. 12-9 + 3x |
| 🔘 C. 7 + 3x |
🔘 D. 3 + 3x |
| 🔘 E. 9 + 3x |
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Answer: E 9 + 3x (Liam collected 12-3=9 leaves and William x + 2x =3x so total is 9 + 3x
| 5.Simplify combining like terms z2 + 13z2 – 5z + 7z3 – 15z |
| 🔘 A. 7z3 + 12z2 -20z |
🔘 B. 5z2 + 3z2 -11z |
| 🔘 C. 5z2 + 6z3 -10z |
🔘 D. 9z3 + 8z2 -6z |
| 🔘 E. 3z2 + 7z2 -13z |
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Answer: A. 7z3 + 12z2 -20z
| 6. Simplify combining like terms 5x2y – 5x2 + 3yx2 – 3y2 + x2 – y2 + 8xy2 – 3y2 |
| 🔘 A. 8x2y + 8xy2 – 4x2 – 7y2 |
🔘 B. 4x2y + 4xy2 – 2x2 – 3y2 |
| 🔘 C. 2x2y + 2xy2 |
🔘 D. 3x2 – 5y2 |
| 🔘 E. 5xy2 – 3x2 – 2y2 |
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Answer: A 8x2y + 8xy2 – 4x2 – 7y2
| 7. Add ab – 4a, 4b – ab, 4a – 4b |
| 🔘 A. 1 |
🔘 B. 2 |
| 🔘 C. 3 |
🔘 D. 4 |
| 🔘 E. 0 |
| 8. What should be added to x2 + xy + y2 to obtain 2x2 + 3xy? |
| 🔘 A. 2x + 2xy – y |
🔘 B. x2 + 2xy – y2 |
| 🔘 C. x3 + y3 |
🔘 D. x + 3xy – y |
| 🔘 E. 2x + 2xy – 2y |
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Answer: B x2 + 2xy – y2
| 9. What should be subtracted from 2a + 8b + 10 to get – 3a + 7b + 16? |
| 🔘 A. 3a + 2b –3 |
🔘 B. 6a + 2b – 1 |
| 🔘 C. 6a – 3a + 6 |
🔘 D. 5a + b – 6 |
| 🔘 E. a + 5b – 1 |
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Answer: D 5a + b – 6
| 10. What should be taken away from 3x2 – 4y2 + 5xy + 20 to obtain– x2 – y2 + 6xy + 20? |
| 🔘 A. 4x2 – 3y2 – xy |
🔘 B. 4x – 3y – xy |
| 🔘 C. 2x3 – 2y – xy |
🔘 D. 5x –3y – xy |
| 🔘 E. 2x2 – 4y2 |
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Answer: A. 4x2 – 3y2 – xy
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