Question Sheet
1 Fully expand and simplify (y + 1) (y + 9).
2 Fully expand and simplify (2y − 9) (3y − 4).
3 Fully expand and simplify (4x − 4) (8 − 3x).
4 Fully expand and simplify (3x + 8) (1 − 4z).
5 Fully expand and simplify (6y + 7x) (7 + 3y + 5z).
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6 Fully expand and simplify (x − 6) .
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7 Fully expand and simplify (4 − y) .
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8 Fully expand and simplify (6 + 4x) .
9 Fully expand and simplify y (y + 3) (y + 1).
10 Fully expand and simplify 3 (5x + 3) (4x − 1).
11 Fully expand and simplify x (3y + 2) (1 − 4y).
12 Fully expand and simplify x (4z + 8) (7 − 3x).
13 Fully expand and simplify y (9y + 4x) (2z − 2x).
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14 Fully expand and simplify (z + 4) .
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15 Fully expand and simplify (y − 4) .
16 The side length of a square is x − 6, find an expanded and simplified expression for the area of the square.
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17 The length of a rectangle is 3z + 6 and its width is 8 − 4y. Find an expanded and simplified expression
for the area of the rectangle.
18 The side length of a cube is y − 5, find an expanded and simplified expression for the volume of the cube.
19 A cuboid has length of 4y + 1, width of 3 − 5x and height x. Find an expanded and simplified expression
for the volume of the cuboid.
20 A square of side length x + 7 is cut out from the inside of a rectangle. The rectangle has length of 5x − 7
and width of 2x − 3. Find an expanded and simplified expression for the area of the rectangle with the
square cut out.
21 A rectangle of side length 5y − 1 and width 6 − 2y is cut out from the inside of a square of side length
y + 8. Find an expanded and simplified expression for the area of the square with the rectangle cut out.