1. Algebra Excellence

2. Zahara is five years old and Maddox is four years older. Form a relevant equation. Use it to find how many years it will take until Zahara’s and Maddox’s ages in years, multiplied together make 725 years.

5. Patter n HorizVertExtra 132 243 354 465 nN+2N+1

7. Write the formula for the total number of tiles in each pattern.

8. Pattt 14242 25252 36262 47272 n(n+3) 2

9. Write the formula for the total number of white tiles in each pattern.

10. Pattt 12x1 23x2 34x3 45x4 n(n+1)n

11. Write the formula for the total number of grey tiles in each pattern.

12. Grey = Total – white

13. At the local garden centre, Mr Rose makes two rectangular garden plots. Plot 1 is 5 metres longer than it is wide and has an area of 18.75m 2. Plot 2 is 3 metres longer than it is wide and has an area of 22.75m 2. The combined width of both gardens is 6 metres. Find the length and width of each garden.

14. Draw diagrams and write equations y+ 3 x x+5 y

15. Choose 1 to solve x x+5 y

16. Only do one way x x+5 y

18. Let A = students in bus A and B = students in bus B