ALGEBRA REVISION
I. Fractions and Decimals
1. Express as a single fraction in its simplest form:
7 5 3 2 5 3 1 2 12 6
𝑎) − 𝑏) ÷ 𝑐) + 𝑑) 2 + 1 𝑒) ÷
12 9 4 5 6 10 5 3 5 7
2. Simplify:
2 6 7 12 21 7 1 2
𝑎) × 𝑏) × 𝑐) ÷ 𝑑) 3 ×
3 5 8 15 25 10 2 7
3. Find (without calculator):
𝑎) 1.26 + 3.75 𝑏) 12.4 − 6.7 𝑐) 0.5 ÷ 0.25
𝑑) 1.08 × 0.4 𝑒) 42.8 ÷ 200 𝑓) 0.0013 + 1.3
4. Fill in the blanks:
𝑎) 3.7 × □ = 15.54 𝑏) 22.96 ÷ □ = 8.2 𝑐) □ + 0.45 = 1.44
𝑑) 0.374 × 0.06 = □ 𝑒) □ − 0.026 = 1.4
II. Ratios
1. Simplify the following ratios:
𝑎) 12: 18 𝑏) 320: 480 𝑐) 42 𝑐𝑚: 1.05 𝑚 𝑑) 2.1 𝑘𝑔: 132 𝑔
2. Find 𝑥 if:
𝑎) 𝑥: 5 = 2: 9 𝑏) 3: 𝑥 = 1: 7 𝑐) 𝑥: 5 = 7: 2 𝑑) 5: 𝑥 = 7: 2
3. Word problems:
a) Divide £45 into two parts in the ratio 4: 5.
b) A map ratio is 1: 200,000. If the real distance is 8 km, what is the map distance?
c) A recipe uses flour and sugar in the ratio 7: 4. If 280 g flour is used, how much sugar is needed?
III. Percentages
1. Find:
a) 36% of 50 kg b) Increase £480 by 45% c) Decrease £320 by 55%
d) Increase 150 cm² by 56% e) Decrease £44 by 35%
2. Express as a percentage:
a) 56 cm² as a percentage of 1 m²
b) 12 mm as a percentage of 6 cm
c) 650 m as a fraction of 2 km
3. Word problems:
a) A pair of trainers cost £35. It is reduced by 30%. What is the sale price?
b) At a concert, 64% of the audience were females. What fraction of the audience were males?
Express as:
i) A percentage ii) A decimal iii) A fraction in lowest terms
IV. Number Work
1. Without using a calculator, find:
𝑎) 349 + 276 𝑏) 86 × 90 𝑐) 560 ÷ 80
𝑑) 7 × 63 − 249 𝑒) 6421 − 236 × 7
2. Indices: Find the value of:
𝑎) 25 𝑏) 53 𝑐) 104 𝑑) 32 × 42 𝑒) 73 × 23
3. Write in standard form:
a) 265 b) 0.000007 c) 7,819,600 d) 1.09 × 10⁻²
V. Algebraic Expressions
1. Simplify:
a) 3𝑥 + 7𝑥 − 2 d) (2𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 4)
b) 5𝑎 − 3𝑏 + 2𝑎 + 7𝑏 e) (2𝑎 + 3𝑏) − (𝑎 − 𝑏)
c) (𝑥 + 5)(𝑥 + 2)
2. Find the value of 2x + 3 when x = 4
3. Solve for x:
𝑥 1 7
𝑎) 3𝑥 = 15 𝑏) 7𝑥 − 3 = 2𝑥 + 7 𝑐) − = 𝑑) 4(𝑥 − 2) = 5(2𝑥 + 5)
2 4 12
4. Inequalities: Solve and illustrate on a number line:
𝑎) 𝑥 − 3 < 4 𝑏) 2𝑥 + 1 > 5 𝑐) 8 − 3𝑥 ≤ 𝑥