Godfrey Stewart High School
Department of Mathematics
Six Weekly Group Work Assessment
Group Members:
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Date: Thursday March 07, 2024
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Question 1
Find the value of the following, simplifying the final answer in its lowest terms. (2 marks each)
2
4
6
5
a) +
c)
8
12
×
b)
7
4
7
−
5
6
18
7
49
d) ÷
21
2
Question 2
Simply the following fractions
a)
𝑥+1
6
+
𝑥−5
7
(3 marks each)
b)
4
𝑥+6
−
7
𝑥−3
c)
e)
3𝑝3 𝑥
5𝑝𝑞2
8𝑞𝑟
6𝑟 2 𝑠
3𝑎2
4𝑦
2 ×
×
2𝑦 2
6𝑎
d)
f)
7𝑞2 𝑏
9𝑐𝑑
4𝑎2
7𝑏2 𝑐
÷
×
14𝑎𝑏3
27𝑐 4 𝑑2
𝑏3
8𝑎
Question 3
(4 marks)
In a class of 35 students, 10 take Spanish and 9 take geography What fraction of the children in the class
take;
a) Spanish
Answers should be simplified where possible
b) Geography
Question 4
Factorize the following by rewriting each as a product of two factors. (2 marks each)
a) 25𝑥 − 10
b) 64𝑎2 − 8𝑎
c) −49𝑝2 + 7𝑎
d) 3𝑎𝑥 + 2𝑏𝑥 − 3𝑎𝑦 − 2𝑏𝑦
e) 2𝑎 − 6𝑎𝑦 + 𝑏𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦6ay