Paper 1: Non-calculator June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 26 4 marks
Also involves Area and perimeter
The area of the rectangle is 120 cm2
Work out the value of x.
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AQA GCSE Maths
Topic questions Pure mathematics Simplifying and manipulating expressions
137 questions · 372 marks · about 7 hours
Also involves Area and perimeter
The area of the rectangle is 120 cm2
Work out the value of x.
x =
The area of the rectangle is 120 cm2
Work out the value of x.
Here are two expressions, A and B.
Show that A and B are equivalent.
Circle the expression which is a factor of 3 x + 15
3 x x + 12 x + 5 x + 15
Circle the expression which is a factor of 3 x + 15
3 x x + 12 x + 5 x + 15
a, b and c are positive integers.
a (9 x + 2) โก 45 x + 3 b + c
Work out one possible set of values for a, b and c.
Factorise fully 3n2 + 5n + 2
A sequence has nth term 3n2 + 5n + 2
Are any of the terms in the sequence a prime number? Tick a box.
Give a reason for your answer.
Simplify fully 8 m + 4 โ 2 m + 7
Expand and simplify fully (x + 2)(2 x + 3)(3 x + 4)
Use your answer from part (a) to work out 102 ร 203 ร 304
Match each expression on the left to the correct expression on the right. One has been done for you.
Solve 5 x = 30
Solve โ 2 + y = 10
Work out the value of x2 + 7x when x = โ4
Rearrange y = w โ 1 to make w the subject.
Simplify fully 4(a + 2) + a
Here are three terms.
Alec multiplies two of these terms.
Work out the three possible fully simplified answers.
Also involves Indices
Here are three terms.
Alec multiplies two of these terms.
Work out the three possible fully simplified answers.
Simplify fully y y
y
Factorise fully 12t + 4t3
Factorise fully 3x2 + 23x + 30
Simplify fully x + 4 x
Simplify fully 5 ร 2 w
Simplify fully 2 m รท m
Simplify fully y ร y ร y
Factorise 8x2 โ 18x โ 35
Multiply out 3(2 x + 8)
Complete these statements.
Simplify fully a + a + a + a
Factorise 5 a + 10
Multiply out 4(10 โ x)
Factorise x2 + 2x โ 24
Simplify a + 3 a รท a
Factorise x2 + 2x โ 24
Here is an identity in x.
5(2 x + d) โก cx + 30
Work out the values of c and d.
Write 49m
2.5 as a power of 7 in terms of m.
Expand 5x(x2 + 3)
Factorise 25a2 โ b2
You must show your working.
Simplify fully 2 x + 9 y + 1 + 8 x โ 5 y โ 7
Circle the expression that is equivalent to 0.5a2
Give your answer in the form ax2 + bx + c where a, b and c are integers.
Also involves Rational expressions
Write โ
as a single fraction in its simplest form.
Expand and simplify fully 5(3 x + 4) โ 2(x โ 1)
Expand and simplify fully 5(3 x + 4) โ 2(x โ 1)
A journey has two stages.
Match each expression on the left with the simplified expression on the right. One has been done for you.
Factorise 12 a + 15 b
Expand (x2 โ 9xy)(2x + 5y)
Also involves Rational expressions ยท Algebraic argument and proof
simplifies to where a and b are integers.
Simplify fully p2 ร p
Simplify fully 3 a + 5 c โ a + 6 c
Factorise x2 + 8x + 15
Write down the two solutions of (y + 2)(y โ 4) = 0
f(x) = x2 + 6x g(x) = 2 x + 4
Show that fg(x) = 4x2 + 28x + 40
Solve fg(x) = โ 5
Two integers have a difference of 6 The integers are multiplied together. 9 is then added. Prove algebraically that the result is always a square number.
Simplify fully 8 a + 5 b + 6 a โ 2 b
Show that (3x + 4)(2x โ 5) โ 11x(x โ 2) + 5(x2 โ 3x โ 1) simplifies to an integer.
The only solution to x2 + bx + c = 0 is x = โ15 Work out the values of b and c.
Simplify fully d ร d
Simplify fully n รท n
Also involves Volume and surface area
Here is a cuboid. w, x and y are different whole numbers.
The total length of all the edges of the cuboid is 80 cm The volume is greater than 200 cm3 Work out one possible set of values for w, x and y.
Here is a solid cube.
Circle the expression for the total surface area in cm2
Also involves Volume and surface area
Here is a cuboid. w, x and y are different whole numbers.
The total length of all the edges of the cuboid is 80 cm The volume is greater than 200 cm3 Work out one possible set of values for w, x and y.
Here is a solid cube.
Circle the expression for the total surface area in cm2
Factorise fully x3 โ 49x
Expand 6x2(x3 + 2) Circle your answer.
Also involves Rational expressions
Give your answer as a single fraction.
Give your answer as a whole number.
Simplify 8 ร 26 ร 24 Give your answer as a power of 2
Also involves Sequences
The first three terms of a sequence are x y xy The sequence is continued by multiplying the previous two terms.
Circle the 5th term of the sequence.
The 8th term of the sequence is x8y13 The value of this term is negative. What does this mean about the values of x and y ? Tick one box for each row.
x is at least 7 Circle the correct inequality.
Multiply out 5 c (2 d + 1)
Factorise 21 x + 28
Factorise 3x2 โ 16x โ 12
Simplify 4 ร 2 c Circle your answer.
42 c 16 c 8 c 6 c
Simplify fully 9 x + y โ 6 x + y
Here are two expressions.
When a = 25 the expressions have the same value. Work out the value of b.
Circle your answer.
6 w + 8 3 w + 10 6 w + 5 3 w + 5
Circle your answer.
Also involves Area and perimeter
Here is the plan of the floor of an L-shaped room. All lengths are in metres.
The area of the floor is 75 m2
By factorising x2 + x โ 90 work out the value of x. You must show your working
Expand and simplify fully (x โ 3)(x โ 4)(x + 8)
Circle the expression that is equal to x + x + x โ x + x
x 2 x 3 x 4 x
Lucy wants to simplify 6 a โ (7 b โ 2 a) She writes 4 a โ 7 b Is she correct?
Give a reason for your answer.
Lucy also wants to simplify 3p2 ร 5p7 She says, โAdd 3 and 5, then add 2 and 7โ
Tick a box for each part of her method.
Lucy thinks of a number. 10 ร the number = 10 รท the number Give a possible value of the number.
Factorise x2 + 7x + 10
Simplify a5
3 Circle your answer.
Circle your answer.
Also involves Forming and solving equations
(x + a)(x + 3a) x2 + bx + 75 Work out the two possible values of b.
Factorise fully 50 x + 100
Circle the factor of x2 โ 5x
x โ 1 โ 5 x x โ 5 5 x
x is an integer. Prove that 35 + (3x + 1)2 โ 2x(4x โ 3) is a square number.
Multiply out 5 x (3 x โ 2)
Also involves Area and perimeter
Here are a triangle and a rectangle.
a and b are positive numbers. Which shape has the larger perimeter? You must work out expressions for both perimeters.
Tick a box.
Factorise x2 โ 64 Circle your answer.
(x + 8)2 (x โ 8)2 (x + 8)(x โ 8) x(x โ 64)
Also involves Indices
Simplify w1 ร w0 Circle your answer.
Expand and simplify fully (x โ 3)(x + 2)(x + 5)
Factorise fully 2 x 2 + 6 x
Also involves Quadratic equations
s and t are positive integers. (x + s)(x โ t) is expanded and simplified. The answer is x 2 + kx โ 40 where k is a positive integer. Work out the smallest possible value of k.
Faisal tries to solve (x + 2)(x โ 7) = 0 Here is his working. (x + 2) = 0 or (x โ 7) = 0 x = 2 or x = 7 Give a reason why his answer is wrong.
Also involves Fractions
Circle the expression that is equivalent to +
Factorise fully 144 โ 4 x 2
a and b are positive values.
Factorise 3 x 2 + 11 x โ 20
Circle the expression that is equivalent to (x โ 1) 2
x 2 โ 1 x 2 + 1 x 2 โ 2 x โ 1 x 2 โ 2 x + 1
Expand and simplify fully 4(2 c + 3) โ (5 c โ 1)
Expand and simplify fully 4(2 c + 3) โ (5 c โ 1)
Also involves Indices ยท Powers and roots
Write 27 ร 32
7 as a single power of 3
Circle the expression equivalent to (2 x) 4
Factorise 5x2 + 6x โ 8
Simplify 8 a โ 3 a + a Circle your answer.
4 a 6 a 5 + a 8 a โ 3 a 2
Match each expression in Column P with the equivalent expression in Column Q. One has been done for you.
Expand 4 x 2 (3 x + 5) Circle your answer.
Rearrange m = p + 2 to make p the subject.
Simplify 5 x 2 โ x 2
Also involves Algebraic notation and vocabulary ยท Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals
S and T are rectangles. S has dimensions (x + 2) and x. Some of these rectangles make the larger rectangle shown.
Work out an expression for the perimeter of T. Give your answer in its simplest form.
(2 x โ 4)(3 x + 5) is expanded and simplified. Circle the term which is part of the answer.
2 x โ 2 x 22 x โ 22 x
Also involves Simultaneous equations
You are given that 4 a โ 2 b = 10
Write down the value of 2 a โ b
Write down the value of 2 b โ 4 a
You are given that 4 a โ 2 b = 10 and a + c = 3 Write an expression in a, b and c that is equal to 23 Give your answer in its simplest form. You must show your working.
Multiply out and simplify (x + 5)(x โ 1)
Here is an identity.
Use the identity to work out the value of 1932 โ 72 You must show your working.
Factorise 100a2 โ 81b2
(x + 5)(x + 2)(x + a) x3 + bx2 + cx โ 30 Work out the values of the integers a, b and c.
Simplify fully 3a2 + 7a + 3 โ a2 + 8a โ 4
Factorise fully 24y2 โ 20y
Two consecutive whole numbers are n and n + 1
Simplify n โ (n + 1)
Multiply out n (n + 1)
The two numbers are added. Show that the answer must be an odd number.
Simplify 16a2 รท a + 3a ร 2 Circle your answer.
22 a 8 a 38 a 2 a
You must show your working.
x =
Also involves Quadratic graphs
A quadratic curve intersects the axes at (โ3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, 18)
Work out the equation of the curve.
Simplify 8 x โ 3 + 6 x Circle your answer.
2 x โ 3 11 x 5 + 6 x 14 x โ 3
Work out the values of a and b in the identity
Work out the values of a and b in the identity
Also involves Algebraic division
Also involves Indices ยท Surds
Circle the expression for w2
Simplify 3 ร a ร 3 ร a Circle your answer.
Circle the expression that is equivalent to 3 a โ a ร 4 a + 2 a
e is 3 more than d. f is 5 less than d.
Write an expression for e in terms of d.
Write an expression for f in terms of d.
Work out e โ f Simplify your answer.
Multiply out x (x โ 4) Circle your answer.
Also involves Rational expressions
Show that, for x โ โ1 13 simplifies to the form ax + b where a and b are integers.
f(x) = 5 โ x and g(x) = 3 x + 7
Simplify f(2 x) + g(x โ 1)
Solve gโ1(x) = 2x
x =
Simplify 7 x โ (3 x โ 2 x) Circle your answer.
7 x โ 1 2 x 6 x 8 x
Also involves Algebraic argument and proof
Show that, for x โ 0
can be written in the form where a, b and c are integers.
Three identical isosceles triangles are joined to make this trapezium. Each triangle has base b cm and perpendicular height h cm
Work out an expression, in terms of b and h, for the area of the trapezium. Give your answer in its simplest form.
This diagram shows the same trapezium.
b: s = 2: 3 Work out an expression, in terms of b, for the perimeter of the trapezium.
Factorise x2 โ 100
Solve 7x + 6 1 + 2x
Also involves Indices
3 5
2 Circle the expression that is equivalent to
4a
Factorise x2 โ 100
Solve 7x + 6 1 + 2x
Also involves Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals
Three identical isosceles triangles are joined to make this trapezium. Each triangle has base b cm and perpendicular height h cm
Work out an expression, in terms of b and h, for the area of the trapezium. Give your answer in its simplest form.
This diagram shows the same trapezium.
b: s = 2: 3 Work out an expression, in terms of b, for the perimeter of the trapezium.
Simplify y ร y
Simplify 5 a + 2 โ a + 9
Also involves Rational expressions
Circle the expression that is equivalent to
Factorise fully 9y3 โ 6y
Factorise 3x2 โ 22x + 7
a โ b = 5
Work out the value of 2(a โ b)
Work out the value of 7 a โ 7 b
Work out the value of b โ a
Multiply out and simplify (x 8)2
Multiply out and simplify (x 8)2
Expand and simplify (3x2 + 2)(2x + 5) โ 6x(x2 โ 3)
Also involves Indices
Circle the expression which does not simplify to y3
Expand and simplify (x 4)(2x + 3y)2
Simplify a ร a ร a + b + b
Simplify 5(x + 3) โ x + 2
Circle the expression equivalent to x2 โ 4x โ 12
(x โ 4)(x โ 8) (x + 3)(x โ 4) (x โ 12)(x + 1) (x + 2)(x โ 6)
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