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4MA1/2F Jun 2025, Question 3: Expand and Simplify

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A 4MA1 · Paper 2F (Foundation) · Calculator · 5 marks

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The question, in short

Four short algebra tasks: combine repeated terms, multiply repeated variables, solve a simple equation, and collect like terms in an expression.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Simplify the sum of four identical terms d.

  1. 1d + d + d + d is 4 lots of d
  2. 2= 4d

Answer4d

Part (b) · 1 mark

Simplify the product of five identical factors w.

  1. 1w is multiplied by itself 5 times
  2. 2= w⁵

Answerw⁵

Part (c) · 1 mark

Solve the equation 6x = 42 for x.

  1. 16x = 42
  2. 2x = 42 ÷ 6
  3. 3x = 7

Answer7

Part (d) · 2 marks

Simplify 7r + 9y + 3r − 4y by collecting like terms.

  1. 17r + 3r = 10r
  2. 29y − 4y = 5y
  3. 3= 10r + 5y

Answer10r + 5y

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