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Algebraic Word Problem Revision Sec 3

This document contains 10 algebraic word problems. The problems involve expressing word statements algebraically, writing expressions for various quantities described in word problems, evaluating expressions, and solving equations. The document provides the questions and a key with the algebraic expressions or solutions for each problem.

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Algebraic Word Problem Revision Sec 3

This document contains 10 algebraic word problems. The problems involve expressing word statements algebraically, writing expressions for various quantities described in word problems, evaluating expressions, and solving equations. The document provides the questions and a key with the algebraic expressions or solutions for each problem.

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Kajana Sivarasa Shenthan
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Name: ____________________ ( ) Date: ______________

Class: __________

Revision: Algebraic Word Problem

Question 1:
Express the result of following word statement algebraically:
Add 7 to the product of 5x and y.

Question 2:
p lemons are sold for $1 and 3 lychees are sold for $q. Alan buys 20 lemons and 24
lychees.
(a) Write down, in terms of p and q, the amount Alan has to pay.
(b) How much change will Alan receive in terms of p and q, if he gives the shopkeeper
$100 ?
(c) The change Alan receives from the shopkeeper is $86.40 . Write down an equation
in terms of p and q and simplify it.
(d) Find the value of q if p = 5.

Question 3:
The total weight of b boys and g girls is 1 020 kg.
If the average weight of b boys is w kg, write an expression for
(a) the total weight of all the boys,
(b) the total weight of all the girls,
(c) the average weight of g girls.

Question 4:
Seven men can paint a tower in 21 days.
(a) How long would it take 3 men to paint the tower?
(b) The tower was painted in x days. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the
number of men needed to paint the building.

Question 5:
Karen is x years old. Her sister, Lucy is 5 years older. Her brother, Fred is 3 years
younger.

Write an algebraic expression for


(a) Lucys age,
(b) Freds age
(c) the sum of the 3 siblings ages.
Question 6:
On Jacks farm, there were 2x cows, 5y pigs and 7z ducks. Express in terms of x, y
and/or z
(a) the total number of animals on the farm,
(b) the total number of wings among the animals and
(c) the total number of legs of the remaining animals if 2 cows, 3 pigs and 5 ducks were
sold.

Question 7:
Consider the expression, 3x 2 2 y 5 xy 4 y 2 7 .
(a) What is the coefficient of y in the above expression?
(b) What is the value of the constant term?
(c) How many terms are there in the above expression?

Question 8:
Express following word statement algebraically :
Add the cube of p to 12q divided by 4r.

Question 9:
ba
Given that a b .
ba
(a) Evaluate the value of (2 * 7) .
(b) Hence, evaluate the value of (2 * 7) * (1 * 5) .

Question 10:
The sum of two numbers is 45. If one of the numbers is w, express the other number in
terms of w.
Answer Keys

1 7 + 5xy 2 20
(a) $ 8q
p
20
(b) $100 8q
p
20
(c) 8q 13.6 (d) 1.2
p
3 (a) wb (b) 1020 wb 4 147
(a) 49 days (b)
1020 wb x
(c)
g

5 (a) (x + 5)yrs old 6 (a) 2x + 5y + 7z


(b) ( x 3) yrs old (b) 14z
(c) (3x + 2)yrs old (c) 8x + 20y + 14z 30
7 (a) 2 (b) 7 (c) 5 8 12q
p3
4r

9 4 10 y 45 w
(a) 1 (b) 11
5

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