Brackets

Q1.Multiply out the brackets

a. 9(a + 5) b. 7(y  8) c. 4(w + 9) d. 15(6  c)

Q2. Multiply out the brackets

a. x (x3 + 2) b. a (ab + 3c) c. 3m (8  m) d. 2y2(w  5y)

Q3. Multiply out the brackets and simplify

a. 3(x + 7) + 2x b. 16y  5(2y + 3) c. 7(s  2)  13

Q4. Multiply these brackets

a.(x + 4)(x + 7) b.(y  9)(y  3) c. (s + 12)(s  2)

d.(2a + 5)(a + 9) e. (3w  8)(2w + 1) f. (4x  3)

Calculations and calculators

Q1. Calculate:
a. 5 + 2  3 b. 18  9  3 c. 36  6 + 3 d. (25 + 15)  4

Q2. Round to the nearest 10

a. 48 b. 192 c.3761 d.11005

Q3. Round each to the number of decimal places shown in brackets

a. 3⋅87 (1) b. 16⋅234 (2) c. 52⋅4926 (3) d.
303⋅6728 (1)

Q4. Write in standard form

a. 80000 b. 43500000 c. 0⋅0064 d.
0⋅00000172

Q5. Write in full

a. 2⋅3  104 b. 5  103 c. 7⋅89  106 d. 4⋅25 
105
 Angles

Q1. Name, and calculate the sizes of, the angles marked 
D P

E
o
9
5
1

G
65o

H
75o
A C B

Q R

F
Q2. (a) From the diagram below, name i. the supplement of ABG
G
ii. angle vertically opposite to DEH

A B C iii. the angle corresponding to EB

iv. the angle alternate to FEB

D F
E

(b) If ABG = 120o, calculate the size of

i. ABE ii.DEH iii. BEF iv. GBC
 Factorisation

Q1. Factorise:
a. y2 + 5y b. 6ax + 9a c. x2 + 6x + 9

d. w2  64 e. k2 + 5k  6 f. x2  10x  24

Q2. Factorise:
a. 4x2  49 b. c2 + 7c - 18 c. a2 -7a +10

d. x2  8x - 48 e. k2 + 10k + 25 f. w2  6w  16

Q3. Fully factorise:

a. 5s2  20 b. 3m2  6m c. x2 + 24x + 44

Brackets and Equations

Q1. Solve these equations by first multiplying out the brackets

a. 7(x  4) = 42 b. 3(3a  1)  11 = 49

Q2. Solve : (x + 6)(4x  3) = (2x + 3)2

Q3. Solve these equations

a. 8k  5 = 5k + 1 b 6(a  1) = 4(a + 2)
 Fractions

Q1. Change the following to mixed numbers :

3 22 53
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d)
83
7

Q2. Change to fractions :

1 1 1
2 6 2
(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 10
7
9
(d) 9

Q3. Calculate each of the following, expressing your answer in its simplest form.
2 1 1 1 5 2
+ − −
(a) 5 10 (b) 2 6 (c) 8 5

Q4. Calculate
1 5 5 1
3 +1 3 +2
(a) 2 6 (b) 8 4 (c)
7 1
6 −4
8 3

Q5. At a school, 1/8 of the time is spent in mathematics

classes and 3/20 is spent in English classes.
(a) What fraction of the time is spent on English and mathematics together ?
(b) If 1/20 of the time is spent in games, what fraction of the time is spent on all the
other subjects ?

Q6. Express as a single fraction in its simplest form

4 1 12 39
× ×
(a) 5 16 (b) 13 48 (c)
24 20
÷
35 21

Q7. Calculate
1 1 1 3 3 1
1 ×2 3 ÷1 3 ÷2
(a) 4 3 (b) 2 4 (c) 5 4
 SDT

Q1. The overnight sleeper train leaving London at 2340 is due at Carlisle at 0315,
Glasgow at 0430 and Fort William at 0610.
At Carlisle the train is 15 minutes late. By Glasgow it has made up 5 minutes

a. Write down the actual arrival times of the train at Carlisle and Glasgow.

b. The distance between Glasgow and Fort William 165 kilometres. What speed
would the train need to travel to reach Fort William on time?

Q2. a. A lorry leaves a depot at 0645 and travels at an average speed of 64 km/h to its
destination 240 km away.
At what time did the lorry reach its destination?

b. On the return journey it leaves at 1335 and arrives back at the depot at 1615.
Calculate the speed for the return journey.

Q3. A supersonic aircraft is flying at 2000 km/h.

a. If it flies at this speed from 1446 to 1610, what distance will it have travelled?

b. How many seconds will it take the plane to travel 20 kilometres?

Q4. A man started his journey at 0953 and arrived at his destination at 1126.
a. How long did his journey take?

b. What was the average speed if the distance was 12 kilometres?

(Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place)
ANSWERS

Brackets & Equations

Q1. a. 9a + 45 b. 7y  56 c. 4w + 36
d. 90  15c
Q2. a. x4 + 2x b. a2b + 3ac c. 24m  3m2
d. 2y2w  10y3
Q3. a. 5x + 21 b. 6y  15 c. 7s  27
Q4. a. x2 + 11x + 28 b. y2  12y + 27 c. s2 + 10s  24
d. 2a2 + 23a + 45 e. 6w2  13w  8 f. 16x2  24x + 9

Calculations & Calculators

Q1. a. 11 b. 15 c. 9 d. 10
Q2. a. 50 b. 190 c. 3760 d. 11010
Q3. a. 39 b. 1623 c. 52493 d. 3037
Q4. a. 5000 b. 38000 c. 62700 d. 006
3
Q5. a. 8  104 b. 435  107 c. 64  10 d. 172  106
Q6. a. 000023 b. 5000 c. 7890000 d. 00000425
Q7. a. 37 b. 051 c. 72 d. 88

Shape & Space Review

Q1. BCD = 105o, RQS = 25o, FHE = 111o
Q2. a. i. GBC or ABE ii. BEF iii. HEF iv. ABE
o
b. i. 60 ii. 60o iii. 60o iv. 60o

Factorising

Q1. a. y(y + 5) b. 3a(2x + 3) c. (x + 3)(x + 3)

d.(w  8)(w + 8) e. (k  1)(k + 6) f. (x + 2)(x  12)
Q2. a.(2x  7)(2x + 7) b. (c + 2)(2c + 1) c. (4a  3)(3a + 4)
d.(5x + 2)(x  2) e. (2k  5)(2k + 5) f. (7w  9)(w + 1)
Q3. a.5(s + 2)(s  2) b. 3(m + 1)(m  3) c. 4(3x + 1)(x + 1)

Brackets & Equations

Q1. a. x = 10 b. a=7
Q2. a. x=3
Fractions
Q1. a. 1½ b. 42/5 c. 85/6 d. 116/7
5 49 21 88
Q2. a. /2 b. /8 c. /10 d. /9
1 1 9
Q3. a. /2 b. /3 c. /40
Q4. a. 51/3 b. 57/8 c. 213/24
11 27
Q5. a. /40 b. /40
1 3 18
Q6. a. /20 b. /4 c. /25
Q7. a. 211/12 b. 2 c. 3
1 /5