Instructions
Complete the following problems to practice your algebra skills. Read each question carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided. Have fun!
1. Evaluate the expression: 3x + 5 when x = 4
2. Rewrite the expression: 7y - 2x using variables a and b instead of x and y
3. Solve the equation: 2m + 6 = 10
4. The cost of a toy is $5 more than twice the price of a pencil. If the pencil costs $3, what is the cost of the toy? Use algebra to solve.
5. Simplify the expression: (4x + 2x) - 3x
6. A bookshelf has 5 shelves, and each shelf holds 3 books. Write an algebraic expression to represent the total number of books the bookshelf can hold.
7. Solve the equation: 4a - 2 = 3a + 7
8. A group of friends want to share some candy equally. If they have 48 pieces of candy and there are 4 friends, how many pieces does each friend get? Use algebra to solve.
9. Write an equation to represent the sentence: The sum of 2 numbers is 15, and one of the numbers is n. The other number is ___.
10. Graph the equation: y = x - 1 on the coordinate plane below.
