Test 3 Revision Exercise: Solve The Following Equations: ( ) 4 + 1 6 2 + 1 8
Test 3 Revision Exercise: Solve The Following Equations: ( ) 4 + 1 6 2 + 1 8
Test 3 Revision Exercise: Solve The Following Equations: ( ) 4 + 1 6 2 + 1 8
TEST 3
Revision Exercise II No. 2
1. Solve the following equations:
𝑥 1 𝑥 1
(𝐚) + = +
4 6 2 8
3𝑥 + 2 𝑥 − 2 𝑥−5
(𝐛) + =2+
4 3 2
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2. (a) I think of a number, halve it and then subtract 1 from it. The result is double the amount
obtained by dividing the number by 3 and subtracting 4 from it. Find the number.
(b) Ali earns $960 a month and Ahmad earns $1440 a month. How many months must Ali
work to earn as much as Ahmad does in 6 months?
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12 − 2 × 1 = −1
22 − 2 × 2 = 0
32 − 2 × 3 = 3
42 − 2 × 4 = 8
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2
𝑥 − 2𝑥 = 63
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(b) Write down the next three terms in the following number sequences:
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4. (a) The volume of a rectangular box is 96 cm3 and its height is 4 cm. What is the area of its
base? If the length of the base is 8 cm, find the width.
(b) Find the total surface area and volume of a solid cylindrical block of diameter 28 cm and
height 12 cm. (Take 𝜋 = 3.142)
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5. (a) Find the area of the shaded part in the figure below. If the
figure represents the cross-section of a solid whose height is
7.5 cm, find the volume.
(b) A pipe discharges 48 liters of water per minute into a rectangular tank of length 3.2 m and
width 2.5 m. After 30 minutes, find the height of the water in the tank.
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6. (a) A father is 45 years old and his son is 9 years old. In how many years’ time will the father
be three times as old as the son?
(b) John has $3.75 and David has twice as much money as John. How much money do they
have altogether?
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1 = 1 = 12
1 + 3 = 4 = 22
1 + 3 + 5 = 9 = 32
1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16 = 42
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5−𝑥 1−𝑥
8. Solve the equation =1+ .
3 4
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1 1
9. (a) The sum of two numbers is 35; of the smaller number is equal to of the greater number.
2 3
𝑎−1 2𝑎−3
(b) Simplify + .
5 4
(c) John and Derek had $24 and $50 respectively. They spent the same amount of money on
some books. How much money did each boy spend if Derek had 3 times as much money as
John after buying the books?
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