Year 8 Algebra

Substitution/Solving

200

7 + x = 10

What is the value of x?

x = 3

300

What is the answer to 5 + x if the value of x = 2

7

500

What is the product of 12 and y?

12y

750

If x=3, solve 3x + 5

14

1000

If v = 12, and t = 3, what is the answer to vt?

36

Multiplying/Dividing

200

What is 4 _x y = 

4y

300

What does 4y _x 5a =

20ay or 20ya

500

What does 30a divided by 3a =

10

750

What does 56abc divided by 8ac =

7b

1000

First, do 6b _x 3b. Then divide that answer by 2b. What is the answer?

9b

Adding/Subtracting Like Terms

200

What does 5a + 3a =

8a

300

What does 12x + 3x - 10x =

5x

500

What does 5a + 7b + 8a - 4b =

13a + 3b

750

What does 3c - 8b + 4c + 10b - 3c =

4c + 2b

1000

What does 10a + 10a² + 6a =

16a + 10a²

Expanding/Factorising

200

Expand the following: 5(2x + 2y)

10x + 10y

300

Expand the following: 3(4a + 9z)

12a + 27z

500

Factorise the following: 18b + 12

6(3b + 2)

750

Factorise the following: 27a² + 33c

3(9a² + 11c)

1000

Expand the following: 7c(7c + 6a)

49c² + 42ac

Wanneroo

200

Who is the current Head of Maths?

Mrs Simms

300

What is the name of the school's principal?

Mrs McNaught-Conroy

500

Who won the staff lip sync battle last year?

Mr Quinn

750

Which decade was Wanneroo Secondary College founded? (Example 1990's, 1930's...)

1970's (1977 to be exact)

1000

Name the 4 school factions

Waardong, Jarrah, Tuart, Marri