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Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Algebra - Getting Started (Questions)

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Which of these is a single 'term'?

[ ]	2a
[ ]	2a + b²
[ ]	3a + 2b
[ ]	3a + b + c

Which of these is an 'expression'?

[ ]	3x
[ ]	3x + 4y
[ ]	3x + 4y²
[ ]	All of the above

Which of these is not an 'equation'?

[ ]	3x = 7
[ ]	4x² - 6 = 28
[ ]	4x + 5y + 6z
[ ]	5x = 6y

What is the meaning of 4x

[ ]	4 divided by x
[ ]	4 minus x
[ ]	4 plus x
[ ]	4 times x

One of the following would never be written - which one?

[ ]	x + y
[ ]	1x + y
[ ]	3x + 2y
[ ]	4x - 6y

Peter has x oranges and Joe has three more oranges than Peter. How would we write the number of oranges that Joe has?

[ ]	3x
[ ]	x + 3
[ ]	x + x + x + x
[ ]	x3

Jane has y sweets and Lisa has two sweets less than Jane. How would we write the number of sweets that Lisa has?

[ ]	2y
[ ]	-2y
[ ]	y - 2
[ ]	y - y - y

There are n boys in a football team. How would we write the number of boys in four football teams?

[ ]	n x n x n x n
[ ]	4 + n
[ ]	n + 4
[ ]	4n

Sam has x guinea pigs, Paul has y guinea pigs and Joseph has z guinea pigs. We know that Sam and Paul together have the same number of guinea pigs as Joseph. How would we write this?

[ ]	x + y = z
[ ]	xyz
[ ]	2x + y
[ ]	x - y = z

10.

Thomas has x marbles and Richard has only one third as many. How would we write the number of marbles that Richard has?

[ ]	x + 3
[ ]	x - 3
[ ]	x / 3
[ ]	3x

Maths Quiz - Level 3-4 Algebra - Getting Started (Answers)

Which of these is a single 'term'?

[x]	2a
[ ]	2a + b²
[ ]	3a + 2b
[ ]	3a + b + c

2a is a 'term', the other answers contain more than one 'term'

Which of these is an 'expression'?

[ ]	3x
[ ]	3x + 4y
[ ]	3x + 4y²
[x]	All of the above

An 'expression' contains one or more terms

Which of these is not an 'equation'?

[ ]	3x = 7
[ ]	4x² - 6 = 28
[x]	4x + 5y + 6z
[ ]	5x = 6y

An 'equation' always contains an = sign

What is the meaning of 4x

[ ]	4 divided by x
[ ]	4 minus x
[ ]	4 plus x
[x]	4 times x

Numbers and letters 'joined together' means multiply them together

One of the following would never be written - which one?

[ ]	x + y
[x]	1x + y
[ ]	3x + 2y
[ ]	4x - 6y

Instead of writing '1x' you would write 'x' instead

Peter has x oranges and Joe has three more oranges than Peter. How would we write the number of oranges that Joe has?

[ ]	3x
[x]	x + 3
[ ]	x + x + x + x
[ ]	x3

3 more is the same as + 3

Jane has y sweets and Lisa has two sweets less than Jane. How would we write the number of sweets that Lisa has?

[ ]	2y
[ ]	-2y
[x]	y - 2
[ ]	y - y - y

2 less is the same as minus 2

There are n boys in a football team. How would we write the number of boys in four football teams?

[ ]	n x n x n x n
[ ]	4 + n
[ ]	n + 4
[x]	4n

The correct answer means the same as n + n + n + n

Sam has x guinea pigs, Paul has y guinea pigs and Joseph has z guinea pigs. We know that Sam and Paul together have the same number of guinea pigs as Joseph. How would we write this?

[x]	x + y = z
[ ]	xyz
[ ]	2x + y
[ ]	x - y = z

Sam's (x) + Paul's (y) = Joseph's (x)

10.

Thomas has x marbles and Richard has only one third as many. How would we write the number of marbles that Richard has?

[ ]	x + 3
[ ]	x - 3
[x]	x / 3
[ ]	3x

To get one third just divide by 3