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Maths
Solving linear equations
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Aisha is
a
years old. Which of these is an expression for her age 2 years ago?
a + 2
a - 2
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2a
a\over 2
2 - a
Andeep is thinking of a number, when he adds 2 then multiplies by 5 he gets 27. Which of these equations represents his number?
5a + 2 = 27
a = 27 + 2 \times 5
5(a + 2) = 27
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{a-2\over 5}=27
a + 2\times 5 = 27
Which equations are represented by this bar model?
3x = y + 6
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3x + 6 = y
3x + y = 6
6 + y = 3x
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x = 6 + y
Select the calculation that is equivalent to
8+4\over 4
.
8 + {4\over 4}
{8\over 4} + 4
{8\over 4}+{4\over 4}
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8\times 4 + 4\times 4
8\div (4+4)
Which expression is represented by this bar model?
a + a + 2
6a + 6
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6a + 2
3(a + 2)
3(2a + 2)
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Match each expressions containing brackets with its expanded form.
2(3x - 4)
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6x - 8
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2(4 - 3x)
⇔
-6x + 8
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2(3x - 2)
⇔
6x - 4
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2(2 - 3x)
⇔
-6x + 4
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-2(-3x - 4)
⇔
6x + 8
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-2(4 + 3x)
⇔
-6x - 8
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