2007 2008 Grade 7 Mathematics Assignment Ch.

2 Basic Algebra

Diocesan Boys School

Mathematics Department
Junior and Applied Mathematics Section
2007-2008

Homework (Grade 7)

Chapter 2 Basic Algebra

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Full mark: 100

2007 2008 Grade 7 Mathematics Assignment Ch.2 Basic Algebra

Section A (50 marks): Multiple Choice Questions

Write the correct answers in the given boxes below.

2.

All diagrams are not drawn to scale.

3.

You may be required to provide workings for certain questions in this section. For this type of
question, you will receive no mark if steps are not clearly shown.

4.

All problems can be solved by knowledge learned in class.

1.

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The algebraic expressions for the sentence Divide the sum of the product x and y and the
square of x by the difference of x and y.

2.

A.

( xy + x ) 2
x y

C.

xy + x 2
x y

B.

x y
( xy + x ) 2

D.

x y
xy + x 2

Nick bought an ice-cream which costs $5, and Nick had $k left. Before buying the ice-cream,
he lent two-fifth of this total amount to Yikes. What is the original amount Nick has?

3.

A.

2
$ ( k + 5)
5

C.

3
$ ( k + 5)
5

B.

5
$ ( k + 5)
2

D.

5
$ ( k + 5)
3

If the length and the width of a rectangle are equal to

1
5x
(2 x y ) and
+ 3 y respectively,
2
2

express its perimeter as an algebraic expression.

7x + 5y

B.

7
5
x+ y
2
2

C.

9x
+ 2y
2

D.

7x 7 y

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Answer question 4 and 5 using the information given below:

C
ABCD is a square.
BC is 2x cm and EF is y cm.

A F
4.

5.

6.

Express the area of the shaded region in an algebraic expression.

( 2 x 2 xy ) cm2

C.

( 4 x 2 xy ) cm2

B.

( 2 x 2 2 xy ) cm2

D.

( 4 x 2 2 xy ) cm2

If x = 3, y = 4. Find the area of the shaded region.

12 cm2

C.

36 cm2

B.

24 cm2

D.

48 cm2

Nick and Yikes are 300 m apart. They start walking towards each other. Nick is walking at a
speed of b m/s and Yikes speed is twice that of Nick. Express in terms of b, the time (in
minute) taken for them to meet.

7.

A.

5
b mins
3

B.

100b mins

If

C.

5
mins
3b

D.

100
mins
b

1
1 x+2
1 = ,
= ? (Show all your workings in the space provided below, or else no
x
2 x 8

mark will be given.)

3
2

C.

B.

2
3

D.

1
2

1
3

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8.

7p 2
= 5( p 2) . Show all your workings in the space provided
3
below, or else no mark will be given.

Solve the equation 4

A.

C.

B.

20
11

D.

11
2

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Answer question 9 and 10 using the information given below:

How much did Nick spend on buying the snacks?

$( 8m 10n )

C.

$( 10m 8n )

B.

$( 8m + 10n )

D.

$( 10m + 8n )

10. If Nick spent a total of $138 on buying the snacks and the number of packs of chocolate was 3
less than twice the number of packs of potato chips, find total number of packs of snacks Nick
bought. Show all your workings in the space provided below, or else no mark will be given.
A.

C.

12

B.

D.

15

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2007 2008 Grade 7 Mathematics Assignment Ch.2 Basic Algebra

Section B (50 marks): Long Questions.

Write down an algebraic expression for each of the following:

(10 marks)

x is added to the product of x and y.

b.

z is subtracted from the sum of two times x and 3 minus y.

c.

x divides the product of y plus 4 and the square of z.

d.

Multiply x by the sum of x and y.

e.

Divide x by the cube of y and z.

2.

Solve the equation

3
(5 x 3) = 9 .
4

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3.

Commander V had some candies. If she shared them with y paranormal cops, each person would get 5
candies. Later, Nick and Yikes arrived and V decided to share the candies with them too. In the end,
every person got 4 candies.

a.

Find the value of y.

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b.

Find the total number of candies V has originally.

(3 marks)

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4.

A construction work can be finished by 6 workers using 20 days. If 5 workers have worked for
6 days already, how many additional workers are needed to finish the remaining work in 3
days?

(8 marks)

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5.

There are two paths, A and B, connecting Nicks home and the paranormal tower. The lengths
of the two paths are x km and y km respectively. Nick and Mi start traveling at the same time
using Path A and Path B respectively.
a.

Nick travels along Path A using a speed of 60 km/hr, it takes him t hours to arrive.
Express the x in terms of t.

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b.

Mi travels along Path B using a speed of 40 km/hr, it takes her 2 hours more than Nick to
arrive. Express the y in terms of t.

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c.

If the lengths of Path A and Path B are the same, find the value of t.

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d.

Hence, find the distance of Path A.

(1 mark)

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6.

A rectangular tank is filled with some water. The dimension of the base of this tank
is 15 cm 20 cm . A metallic square-based cuboid is placed upright into the tank such that it is
not covered by the water. The depth of the water is increased by 4 cm and the side of the
square base of this cuboid is 5 cm.

4 cm
5 cm

20 cm
15 cm
Figure 1
a. Find the base area of the rectangular tank in Figure 1.

20 cm

15 cm
Figure 2
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b. If the original depth of the water in the rectangular tank is h cm, express the volume of water
in the rectangular tank in terms of h.

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c. Referring to Figure 2, express the volume of the immersed part of the cuboid in terms of h.
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d. Referring to Figure 2, express the volume under the water surfaces (including the immersed
part of the cuboid) in terms of h.

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e. Using the results of part (b), (c) and (d), find the value of h.

(3 marks)

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