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9 sample algebra GCSE questions
1. Find 𝑥: 𝑥/3 = 4
2. Simplify this fraction: (3𝑥 +12)/(2𝑥+8)
3. Express the following as a single fraction:
4. Express the following as a single fraction:
5. Solve:
6. Write an expression for the area of this trapezium:
7. If a rectangle has sides of 𝑥+6 and 𝑥+2, what is its perimeter?
8. If a rectangle’s perimeter is 20 and its sides are 𝑥+4 and 𝑥+2, what is 𝑥?
9. What is 𝑥 when this shape’s area is 142cm2?
Answers to our sample algebra GCSE questions
1. 𝑥=12
2. 3/2 or 1 ½
3. 7y+2/12 or (7y+2)/12
4. (-2x+17)/4 or (17-2x)/4
5. 𝑥=-11
6. 2x²+15x+28
7. 4x+16 or 16+4x
8. 𝑥=2cm
9. 𝑥=10cm
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Written by Ryan Lockett, director of studies at TLC LIVE.