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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

 (24l - 2u) from (-3l + 25u)

- l

u


Answer:_______________




2)  

 (24i - 11m) from (-8i + 14m)

- ___m


Answer:_______________




3)  

 (20c - 5q) from (-6c + 20q)

- ___c

q


Answer:_______________




4)  

 (12u - 10d) from (-2u + 24d)

- u

d


Answer:_______________




5)  

 (23n - 9k) from (-9n + 25k)

- n

k


Answer:_______________




6)  

 (29s - 5l) from (-7s + 14l)

- s

l


Answer:_______________




7)  

 (19b - 5m) from (-8b + 12m)

- ___m


Answer:_______________




8)  

 (24p - 10u) from (-7p + 26u)

- p

u


Answer:_______________




9)  

 (15p - 6r) from (-3p + 26r)

- p

r


Answer:_______________




10)  

 (27l - 10b) from (-8l + 17b)

- l

b


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 (24h - 2o) from (-3h + 25o)

- Answer: 27h

Answer: 27o


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-3h + 25o) - (24h - 2o)

   =   - 3h + 25o - 24h + 2o

   =   (- 3h - 24h) +  (25o + 2o)

   =  (- 3 - 24)h + (25 + 2)o 

   = (- 27)h + (27)o

    = - 27h + 27o

 



2)  

 (24u - 11p) from (-8u + 14p)

- Answer: 32u

Answer: 25p


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-8u + 14p) - (24u - 11p)

   =   - 8u + 14p - 24u + 11p

   =   (- 8u - 24u) +  (14p + 11p)

   =  (- 8 - 24)u + (14 + 11)p 

   = (- 32)u + (25)p

    = - 32u + 25p

 



3)  

 (20o - 5j) from (-6o + 20j)

- Answer: 26o

Answer: 25j


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-6o + 20j) - (20o - 5j)

   =   - 6o + 20j - 20o + 5j

   =   (- 6o - 20o) +  (20j + 5j)

   =  (- 6 - 20)o + (20 + 5)j 

   = (- 26)o + (25)j

    = - 26o + 25j

 



4)  

 (12r - 10t) from (-2r + 24t)

- Answer: 14r

Answer: 34t


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-2r + 24t) - (12r - 10t)

   =   - 2r + 24t - 12r + 10t

   =   (- 2r - 12r) +  (24t + 10t)

   =  (- 2 - 12)r + (24 + 10)t 

   = (- 14)r + (34)t

    = - 14r + 34t

 



5)  

 (23t - 9x) from (-9t + 25x)

- Answer: 32t

Answer: 34x


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-9t + 25x) - (23t - 9x)

   =   - 9t + 25x - 23t + 9x

   =   (- 9t - 23t) +  (25x + 9x)

   =  (- 9 - 23)t + (25 + 9)x 

   = (- 32)t + (34)x

    = - 32t + 34x

 



6)  

 (29i - 5w) from (-7i + 14w)

- Answer: 36i

Answer: 19w


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-7i + 14w) - (29i - 5w)

   =   - 7i + 14w - 29i + 5w

   =   (- 7i - 29i) +  (14w + 5w)

   =  (- 7 - 29)i + (14 + 5)w 

   = (- 36)i + (19)w

    = - 36i + 19w

 



7)  

 (19o - 5f) from (-8o + 12f)

- Answer: 27o

Answer: 17f


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-8o + 12f) - (19o - 5f)

   =   - 8o + 12f - 19o + 5f

   =   (- 8o - 19o) +  (12f + 5f)

   =  (- 8 - 19)o + (12 + 5)f 

   = (- 27)o + (17)f

    = - 27o + 17f

 



8)  

 (24w - 10e) from (-7w + 26e)

- Answer: 31w

Answer: 36e


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-7w + 26e) - (24w - 10e)

   =   - 7w + 26e - 24w + 10e

   =   (- 7w - 24w) +  (26e + 10e)

   =  (- 7 - 24)w + (26 + 10)e 

   = (- 31)w + (36)e

    = - 31w + 36e

 



9)  

 (15k - 6a) from (-3k + 26a)

- Answer: 18k

Answer: 32a


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-3k + 26a) - (15k - 6a)

   =   - 3k + 26a - 15k + 6a

   =   (- 3k - 15k) +  (26a + 6a)

   =  (- 3 - 15)k + (26 + 6)a 

   = (- 18)k + (32)a

    = - 18k + 32a

 



10)  

 (27h - 10b) from (-8h + 17b)

- Answer: 35h

Answer: 27b


SOLUTION 1 :

   (-8h + 17b) - (27h - 10b)

   =   - 8h + 17b - 27h + 10b

   =   (- 8h - 27h) +  (17b + 10b)

   =  (- 8 - 27)h + (17 + 10)b 

   = (- 35)h + (27)b

    = - 35h + 27b