WHY ALGEBRA? 			 ANSWERS
1A 1. A=lw

A=29.5X21

A=619.5cm²

2. A=½bh

A=½x15x8.5

A=63.75cm²

3. A=(a+b)h÷2

A=(9+4)x4÷2

A=26cm²

4. A=p

A=3.14x1.5²

A=7.065cm²

3A 1. 113.10cm² 2. 254.47cm² 3. 15393.80cm²
3B 1. 14.14cm² 2. 38.48cm² 3. 104.72cm²
3C 1. A=LW+lw

A=(10x6)+(12x4)

A=60+48

A=108cm²

2. A=LW+lw

A=(20x8)+(12x2)

A=160+24

A=184cm²

3. A=LW+lw

A=(6x5)+(7x17)

A=30+119

A=149cm²

4A 1. A=12 4. D=21 7.L=25 10. P=16 13. s=144 16. V=2 19. y=3
  2. b=1 5. e=-3 8. m=6 11. Q=36 14. t=23 17. W=1 20. z=10
  3. c=11 6. k=15 9. n=20 12. R=36 15. u=59 18. x=2  
4B 1. A=(a+b)h÷2

A=(7+9)5÷2

A=40

3. V=pr²h÷3

V=px5²x13÷3

V=340.3cm³

5. T=g-(a÷500)

T=21-(32000÷500)

T=-43°C

  2. s=d÷t

s=150÷2

s=75

4. S=2pr(r+h)

S=2xpx3(3+12)

S=282.7cm²

 
5A 1. A=lw

20=5w

4=w

2. A=lw

50=12w

4.17=w

3. A=lw

24.5=7w

3.5=w

5B 1. l=6.25 3. h=8 5. d=39.79 7. a=24 9. m=9.8
  2. a=7.5 4. s=4.29 6. l=7.5 8. g=5.92 10. r=17
5C 1.d=st

d=60x4

d=240 miles

2. d=st

130=sx3

43.3 mph = s

3. d=st

220=45t

4.89 hrs = t

5D 1. 12 N

2. 2.33 N/m²

3. 1.42 m²

5E 1. P=2l+2w

20=2l+(2x4)

20=2l+8

12=2l

6=l

2. P=2l+2w

28=2l+(2x3)

28=2l+6

22=2l

11=l

3. P=2l+2w

50=2l+(2x12)

50=2l+24

26=2l

13=l

4. P=2l+2w

30=2l+(2x4.5)

30=2l+9

21=2l

11.5=l

5. P=2l+2w

47=2l+(2x8.4)

47=2l+16.8

30.2=2l

15.1=l

5F 1.  x=1, y=2 2.  x=3,  y=4 3.  x=1.5,

     y=3.5

   
  4.  x=1,  y=2 5.  x=4,  y=5 6.  x=2.5

     y=2.25

   
6A 1. a=180-(95+48)

a=37°

2. b=180-(25+77)

b=78°

3. c=180-(36+70)

c=74°

6B 1. 2x+110=180

2x=70

x=35°

2. 2x+24=180

2x=156

x=78°

3. x+(2x64)=180

x=180-128

x=52°

6C 1. h²=a²+b²

h²=7²+4²

h²=65

h= 8.062

2.h²=a²+b²

10²=5²+b²

100=25+b²

75=b²

8.66=b

3. h²=a²+b²

11²=a²+7²

121=a²+49

72=a²

8.485=a

7A 1. 5p=30

p=30÷5

p=6

5. f-8=16

f=16+8

f=24

9. 5n+7=45

5n=45-7

5n=38

n=38÷5

n=7.6

13. 6s-17=3

6s=20

s=3.33

  2. 8v=36

v=36÷8

v=4.5

6. g-15=12

g=12+15

g=27

10. 7p+14=30

7p=30-14

7p=16

p=16÷7

p=2.286

14. 8t-12=25

8t=37

t=4.625

  3. d+7=16

d=16-7

d=9

7. h÷5=7

h=7x5

h=35

11. 9q+21=102

9q=102-21

9q=81

q=81÷9

q=9

15. 12u-9=30

12u=39

u=3.25

  4. e+11=26

e=26-11

e=15

8. k÷8=6

k=6x8

k=48

12. 4r-16=12

4r=12+16

4r=28

r=28÷4

r=7

7B 1.

a+9=12-a

2a+9=12

2a=3

a=1.5

3.

4c+7=2c+15

2c+7=15

2c=8

c=4

5.

7x-8=5x+3

2x-8=3

2x=11

x=5.5

7.

8x-4=5x+1

3x-4=1

3x=5

x=1.4

  2.

b-6=2-b

2b-6=2

2b=8

b=4

4.

3d-5=d+11

2d-5=11

2d=16

d=8

6.

9y+5=3y+35

6y+5=35

6y=30

y=5

8.

3y+9=5y-8

9=2y-8

17=2y

8.5=y

8A 1. C=pd

90 = pd

90÷p = d

28.6cm =d

3. A = ½bh

70 = ½x20h

70 = 10h

70÷10 = h

7metres = h

5. s=d÷t

s= 160 ÷2

s= 80 mph

7. P = 2(l+w)

22 = 2(7+w)

11 = 7+w

4 m = w

  2. A=l²

40 = l²

Ö40=l

6.3cm = l

4. V = lwh

240 = 15x8h

240 = 120h

2cm = h

6. A = p

314 = p

314÷p = r²

100 = r²

10=r

8. F = ma

150 = 20a

7.5 m/s² = a

8B 1.W=hr

W=38x10

W=£380

2. W=hr

100=hxr

100÷7=h

14.3hrs=h

3. C=lwp

C=5x4x11

C=£220

C=Ap

110=15p

110÷15=p

£6.67 per m² =p

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