Mathematics Primary Six – Algebra

REVISION WORK ON ALGEBRA

1. (i) Add:  m to 6                        (ii)           Subtract 4 from b

(iii) Multiply 2 by t                  (iv)          Divide x by 7

2. If p = 8, r = 4, q = 6, c = 3. Find the value of

(a)           p + r                        (b)           pq

qc                                           rc

3. Simplify: (a)        3x + 6y – x – 2y                   (b)           2x³ x 2x³
4. Remove the brackets

(a)           4 (1 – 3b)               (b)           +3x ( y – 1)

(c)           4(x + 3) + 2(x + 3)

5. Odoi made some stools, he was given 5 more stools and got 13 stools altogether. Find the number of stools Odoi made.
6. Akiiki harvested some sacks of potatoes, she sold 15 of them and kept 2 for her family. Find the number of sacks she harvested.
7. (a) Solve for m: 13m = 260

(b) I think of a number, multiply it by 9. If the result is 108. What number did I think of?

8. A father is 3 times as old as his daughter. Their total age is 48 years. How old is the daughter?
9. The perimeter of the square of side p cm is 28cm, Find P.
10. Solve: 5p = 2 = 12

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11. Solve: (a)           5 (y + 1) – 3( y – 1) = 14

(b)           5x + 1 = 4x + 4

• Find the value of X.
• Find the actual width and length
• Find the perimeter and area of the rectangle.