Activity 1: The solutions to these expressions are given.

Cut and paste the correct solution

against each expression. Present your work on A2 coloured sheet and label your poster as
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS.

four more than a number

Six times a number

nine less than a number

Half of a number

A number squared

nine less than twice a number

Four more than a number tripled

four more than a number all tripled

six times a number squared less four

Six times a number plus a different

number tripled
 nine more than a number

Seven times a number

eight less than a number

A third of a number

A number squared

five less than a number tripled

Nine more than a number doubled

Nine more than a number all doubled

seven times a number squared less

eight
Seven times a number plus a different
number doubled
 three more than a number

four times a number

six less than a number

Half of a number

A number squared

six less than a number tripled

three more than a number doubled

three more than a number all doubled

four times a number squared less six

four times a number plus a different

number tripled
 eight more than a number

five times a number

seven less than a number

A third of a number

A number squared

seven less than a number doubled

eight more than a number tripled

eight more than a number all tripled

five times a number squared less

seven
five times a number plus a different
number doubled
 x+9 x+4 x+8 x+3

5◊ 4◊ 7◊ 6◊

◊-8 ◊-9 ◊-7 ◊-6

x
2 x x x
3 2 3

x2 x2 x2 x2

2◊ - 7 3◊ - 6 3◊ - 5 2◊ - 9

3x + 8 2x + 9 2x + 3 3x + 4

3(x + 8) 2(x + 3) 2(x + 9) 3(x + 4)

6x2 - 4 7x2 – 8 4x2 - 6 5x2 – 7

4x + 3y 5x + 2y 6x + 3y 7x + 2y
Activity 2: Solve the following. Paste the sheets in your exercise books.
Activity 3: Solve Expand the following brackets. .

3(a + 2) = 3a + 6 2(3 + 2a) = 6 + 4a

2(3 + 2) =

2(a + 3) = 4(2a + 1) =
3(5 - 1) =

5(3 + a) = 5(b – a) =
3(2 + 2) =

4(4 - a) = 2(4a – b) =
7(9 – 5) =
Time for Potions Class!

Harry and his friends often find themselves in lots of trouble at Hogwarts – lets see if
you can help them to solve a few of their problems!
In the following questions, a = 5, b = 12 and c = 3.

1) Ron has left his charms homework a bit late, and can’t remember what page the
questions were on! He remembers the page number was equal to 2(b + 1). Can you
work out what page number it was?

2) Hagrid has lost his herd of Hippogriffs in the forbidden forest! He goes to look for them,
but can’t remember how many he started off with. He thinks the number was around
5(a + c). How many hippogriffs would this be?

3) Hermione answered so many questions in one day that she couldn’t even count them!
She answered a(b - 2) questions. How many questions was this?

CHALLENGE! Oh no, Harry wasn’t concentrating in Snape’s lesson, and now he’s not sure
4) many
how The Dormouse
toad legsloves jam! Hetoeats
he’s meant addspoonfuls of jam
to his potion! Heand slices
reads theoffollowing
bread in instruction
a ratio of 2:3.
in If
hishe
eats 4 spoonfuls oftextbook.
jam, how How
manymany
slicestoad
of bread
legs will he eat?
should he add?

Add x(y + z) toad legs to your potion, where x = 5, y = 8 and z = 3

 Firstly, you must pick your ingredients! The first one has been done
for you.

a = ______squirmy snails________
b = __________________________
c = __________________________
d = __________________________

Now answer the questions surrounding your cauldron to work out

how many of each ingredient you need to add to your potion!
Instruction 1 has been done for you.

Instruction 1: Instruction 4:
Add the following Add the following
ingredients: ingredients:
a(2+1) = 3a
So add 3 squirmy 3(2d) =
snails!

Instruction 2: Instruction 4:
Add the Add the following
following ingredients:
ingredients:
4(d+2b) =
3(a+b) =

Instruction 3: Instruction 4:
Add the following Add the following
ingredients: ingredients:

2(b+2c) = 3(a+b+2c) =