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Class 5 · Algebra

Introduction to Algebra — test yourself

Twelve questions on the first steps of algebra: variables and constants, turning sentences into symbols, terms, factors and co-efficients, and joining like terms.

12 questions, one mark each. 8 to pass. Suggested time: 10 minutes. Your answers are not recorded.

  1. Which one of these is a variable?
  2. Which one of these is a constant?
  3. Write 66 more than xx in symbols.
  4. Write the product of 22 and xx in symbols.
  5. How many terms are there in a+b−4a + b - 4?
  6. Make this as short as you can: 5x+7x5x + 7x
  7. Write 55 decreased by xx in symbols.
  8. What are the factors of 5xy5xy?
  9. In the term −6xy-6xy, what is the co-efficient of xyxy?
  10. Which pair are like terms?
  11. Make this as short as you can: 3a−7a3a - 7a
  12. Write 44 less than half of xx in symbols.
Unanswered questions are marked wrong.