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Expanding and Factorising worksheet

10 GCSE practice questions with answers, free to print. Every sheet is generated, so you can make a fresh one whenever you need it.

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  1. 3 marks
    (a)

    Expand \(7(4t + 3)\)

    (b)

    Expand \(-7(t - 2)\)

  2. 2 marks
    (a)

    Factorise fully \(10x - 2\)

    (b)

    Factorise fully \(36x + 42y\)

  3. 3 marks

    Expand and simplify fully \(6(5y + 5) + 4(4y - 2)\)

  4. 2 marks

    Write \((x + 2)(x - 3)\) in the form \(x^2 + bx + c\), where \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.

  5. 2 marks

    \(3(5k + c) = 15k + 12\)

    Work out the value of \(c\).

  6. 2 marks

    \(12t + 16 = k(3t + 4)\)

    Work out the value of \(k\).

  7. 3 marks

    Expand and simplify \(8(2m - 2) - 4(3m + 7)\)

  8. 4 marks
    (a)

    Factorise completely \(30m^2 - 42m\)

    (b)

    Factorise completely \(48mn + 40m\)

  9. 3 marks
    (a)

    Multiply out \(6(3m + 9)\)

    (b)

    Multiply out \(-2(m + 8)\)

  10. 2 marks
    (a)

    Factorise fully \(27m - 72\)

    (b)

    Factorise fully \(56m + 16n\)

Answers

  1. (a) \(28t + 21\)
    (b) \(-7t + 14\)
  2. (a) \(2(5x - 1)\)
    (b) \(6(6x + 7y)\)
  3. \(46y + 22\)
  4. \(x^2 -x - 6\)
  5. \(4\)
  6. \(4\)
  7. \(4m - 44\)
  8. (a) \(6m(5m - 7)\)
    (b) \(8m(6n + 5)\)
  9. (a) \(18m + 54\)
    (b) \(-2m - 16\)
  10. (a) \(9(3m - 8)\)
    (b) \(8(7m + 2n)\)

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