Edexcel GCSE

Mathematics (Linear) – 1MA0

ALGEBRA:
SUBSTITUTION
Materials required for examination Items included with question papers
Ruler graduated in centimetres and Nil
millimetres, protractor, compasses,
pen, HB pencil, eraser.
Tracing paper may be used.

Instructions
Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
Calculators may be used.

Information
The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to
spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication
will be assessed – you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, as well as the clarity of expression.

Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
1. P = 3n
n=6

(a) Work out the value of P.

P = ....................................
(1)
Q = 2c + d
c=3
d=2

(b) Work out the value of Q.

Q = ....................................
(2)
(Total 3 marks)
2. p=5
r=2
(a) Work out the value of
4p + 3r

..........................
(2)

n is an even number.
(b) What type of number is n + 1?

..........................
(1)
(Total 3 marks)
3. y = 5x – 3

Find the value of y when x=9

y = ..............................
(2)
(Total 2 marks)
4. P = 4k – 10

k=7
P.
(a) Work out the value of k.

.....................................
(2)
y = 4n – 3d
n=2
d=5

(b) Work out the value of y.

.....................................
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
5. v = u + 10t

Work out the value of v when

You can work out the amount of medicine, c ml, to give to a child by using the
formula

ma
c=
150

m is the age of the child, in months.

A child is 30 months old.

Work out the amount of medicine you can give to the child.

.............................................. ml
(Total 2 marks)
2
7. V = 3b + 2b

Find the value of V when b = 4

......................................................
(Total 2 marks)
8. (a) Work out the value of 3p + 4q when p = 5 and q = –2

………………………
(2)
(b) Given that y = 4x – 3, work out the value of x when y = 11

x = ………………………
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
9. Work out the value of 5x + 1 when x = –3

..........................
(2)
(Total 2 marks)
10. (a) Work out the value of 3x – 4y when x = 3 and y = 2

.......................
(2)
p(q – 3)
(b) Work out the value of when p = 2 and q = –7
4

.......................
(3)
(Total 5 marks)
11. S = 2p + 3q

p=–4
q=5

(a) Work out the value of S.

S =………………………
(2)
T = 2m + 30

T = 40

(b) Work out the value of m.

m =………………………
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
12. A = 4bc

A = 100
b=2

Work out the value of c.

c =………………………
(2)
(Total 2 marks)
13. (a) Work out the value of 2a + ay when a = 5 and y = –3

…………………….
(2)

(b) Work out the value of 5t2 – 7 when t = 4

…………………….
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

h( x  10)
14. A 
2
A = 27
h=4

Work out the value of x

x = ....................................
(Total 3 marks)
15. h = 5t2 + 2

(i) Work out the value of h when t = –2

.....................................
(3)

(ii) Work out a value of t when h = 47

.....................................
(3)
(Total 5 marks)

16. V = 3b + 2b2

Find the value of V when b = –4

......................................................
(Total 3 marks)