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Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 1A

4 Basic Algebra (II)

Consolidation Exercise 4A

Level 1
1. Determine whether each of the following is a formula.
(a) 5ab (b) E = mc2 (c) Z = 8x2 − 3xy
(d) 6q − p (e) S = 6h (f) 0 = 4t − 5

2. The figure shows a rectangle.


(a) Use an algebraic expression to represent the perimeter of the rectangle.
(b) Write down the formula for the perimeter (P) of the rectangle.

Find the value of the unknown in each of the following formulae. [Nos. 3–16]
3. m = 90 + n If n = 45, find the value of m.

4. P = 4a If a = 8, find the value of P.

h
5. d = If h = 96, find the value of d.
24

1
6. h = If k = 25, find the value of h.
4k

7. x = 25 − 2y If y = 7, find the value of x.

2+q
8. p = If q = −8, find the value of p.
3

9. a = 3(−4 + b) If b = 5, find the value of a.

10. c = −6(2 + 3d) If d = −4, find the value of c.

F
11. a = If F = −6 and m = 2, find the value of a.
m

12. c = 2a + 5d If a = −1 and d = 7, find the value of c.

1 1
13. x = + If b = 2 and c = −3, find the value of x.
b c

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14. m = (h − k)2 If h = 4 and k = −6, find the value of m.

15. H = −5K If H = −35, find the value of K.

16. V = 2 + E − F If V = 12 and E = 18, find the value of F.

250
17. The cost ($C) of printing a card can be calculated by the formula C = 18 + , where m is the
m
number of cards printed. If 125 cards are printed, find the cost of printing each card.

18. The figure shows a triangle.


(a) Write down the formula for the perimeter (P cm) of the triangle.
(b) If a = 5, find the perimeter of the triangle.

Level 2
Find the value of the unknown in each of the following formulae. [Nos. 19–23]
19. A = u(v − 5) If u = 3.5 and v = −3, find the value of A.

1 2 1
20. P = kx If k = 50 and x = − , find the value of P.
2 5

21. y = mx + c If m = 2, x = 3 and c = 4, find the value of y.

22. M = x(y + 2) − z If x = 2, y = −6 and z = 7, find the value of M.

23. Z = ab + bc + ca If a = −1, b = 5 and c = −2, find the value of Z.

nRT
24. It is given that V = . In each of the following cases, find the value of V.
P
(a) n = 4, R = 1, T = 5, P = 2 (b) n = 3, R = 2, T = −4, P = 6

Find the value of the unknown in each of the following formulae. [Nos. 25–27]
9(C + 32)
25. F = If F = 18, find the value of C.
5

26. K = −3mv2 If K = 48 and v = 6, find the value of m.

27. y = kx − 3b If y = −24, k = 8 and b = 12, find the value of x.

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28. A test consists of section A and section B. The final score (S) of a student in the test can be
calculated by the formula S = n + 2m, where n is the number of correct answers in section A
and m is the number of correct answers in section B.
(a) Joe answers 7 questions in section A and 8 questions in section B correctly. Find his final
score in the test.
(b) Peter answers 6 questions in section A correctly and his final score is 24. How many
questions does he answer correctly in section B?

29. The prices of three items in a shop are shown below.


A box of chocolates A bottle of tea A bag of chips
Price $8 $4.5 $6
Suppose a customer buys x boxes of chocolates, y bottles of tea and z bags of chips.
(a) Write down the formula for the total amount ($A) paid by the customer in terms of x, y
and z.
(b) Alfred claims that $100 is enough for him to buy 4 boxes of chocolates, 8 bottles of tea
and 5 bags of chips in the shop. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 4A
1. (a) no (b) yes (c) yes
(d) no (e) yes (f) no
2. (a) 2m + 2n (b) P = 2m + 2n
3. 135 4. 32 5. 4
1
6. 7. 11 8. −2
100
9. 3 10. 60 11. −3
1
12. 33 13. 14. 100
6
15. 7 16. 8 17. $20
18. (a) P = 3a (b) 15 cm
19. −28 20. 1 21. 10
22. −15 23. −13
24. (a) 10 (b) −4
4 3
25. −22 26. − 27.
9 2
28. (a) 23 (b) 9
29. (a) A = 8x + 4.5y + 6z
(b) yes

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Oxford Mathematics for the New Century 1A

4 Basic Algebra (II)

Consolidation Exercise 4B

Level 1
By guessing, write down the 5th term and the 6th term of each of the following sequences. Explain
your answer. [Nos. 1–8]
1. 10, 20, 30, 40, … 2. 3, 7, 11, 15, …

3. −8, −6, −4, −2, … 4. 56, 50, 44, 38, …

5. 4, 8, 16, 32, … 6. 1, −3, 9, −27, …

1 1
7. 40, 20, 10, 5, … 8. 4, 1, , ,…
4 16

In each of the following, an is the general term of the sequence. Find the first two terms and the
12th term of the sequence. [Nos. 9–11]
9. an = 6 + n

n
10. an =
4

11. an = 3n − 7

12. Given that the general term an of a sequence is 8n − 3, find the 7th term and the 11th term of
the sequence.

1− n
13. Given that the general term an of a sequence is , find the 5th term and the 9th term of the
4
sequence.

14. Given that the general term an of a sequence is 4n + 3, which term of the sequence is 27?

15. Given that the general term an of a sequence is 2(n + 5), which term of the sequence is 40?

16. The general term an of a sequence is 2 + 3n.


(a) Find the 20th term of the sequence.
(b) Which term of the sequence is 32?

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17. The following figures are formed by sticks with a pattern.

By guessing, write down the numbers of sticks in the next two figures. Explain your answer.

Level 2
By guessing, write down the 5th term and the 6th term of each of the following sequences. Explain
your answer. [Nos. 18–21]
5 6 8 4 6 8
18. , , 1, , … 19. 2, , , ,…
7 7 7 3 5 7

20. 1, 2, 4, 7, … 21. 1, 3, 7, 13, …

In each of the following, an is the general term of the sequence. Find the first three terms of the
sequence. [Nos. 22–23]
n
22. an = 5 – n2 23. an =
3n + 2

24. The general term of a sequence is 10 − 3n.


(a) Find the 8th term of the sequence.
(b) Is −4 a term of the sequence? Explain your answer.

25. The following figures are formed by squares with a pattern.

By guessing, write down the numbers of squares in the next two figures. Explain your answer.

26. The following figures are formed by dots with a pattern.

By guessing, write down the numbers of dots in the next two figures. Explain your answer.

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27. Consider the following figures. They are formed by white and grey squares with a pattern.

(a) By guessing, write down the numbers of white and grey squares in the next two figures.
Explain your answer.
(b) Which kind of sequence do the numbers of white squares in the figures form?

n( n + 1)
28. Given that the general term of the sequence of triangular numbers is , find the sum of
2
the 10th term and the 12th term of the sequence.

29. In the sequence of odd numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, …, is the 85th term the square of the 7th term?
Explain your answer.

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Answers
Consolidation Exercise 4B
1. the 5th term = 50, the 6th term = 60
2. the 5th term = 19, the 6th term = 23
3. the 5th term = 0, the 6th term = 2
4. the 5th term = 32, the 6th term = 26
5. the 5th term = 64, the 6th term = 128
6. the 5th term = 81, the 6th term = −243
5 5
7. the 5th term = , the 6th term =
2 4
1 1
8. the 5th term = , the 6th term =
64 256
9. the first two terms: 7, 8, the 12th term = 18
1 1
10. the first two terms: , , the 12th term = 3
4 2
11. the first two terms: −4, −1, the 12th term = 29
12. the 7th term = 53, the 11th term = 85
13. the 5th term = −1, the 9th term = −2
14. the 6th term
15. the 15th term
16. (a) 62 (b) the 10th term
17. 26, 31
9 10
18. the 5th term = , the 6th term =
7 7
10 12
19. the 5th term = , the 6th term =
9 11
20. the 5th term = 11, the 6th term = 16
21. the 5th term = 21, the 6th term = 31
1 1 3
22. 4, 1, −4 23. , ,
5 4 11
24. (a) −14 (b) no
25. 15, 18 26. 21, 26
27. (a) For the 5th figure,
white squares: 25
grey squares: 24
For the 6th figure,
white squares: 36
grey squares: 28
(b) the sequence of square numbers
28. 133 29. yes

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