MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Find the number that will make the following open sentences true.

Answer :

a) △ + 8 = 11

b) △ = 38 + 27

c) 73 − 4 = △

d) △ − 4 = 0

e) △ × 3 = 15

Question No. 2

Find the values of the following sentences, if the variable equals each of the numbers listed in brackets.

Answer :

a) 3 × △ (1, 2, 3)

b) △ + 7 (−1, −2, −3)

c) 5 × △ + 2 (2, 4, 6)

d) △ ÷ 2 (−4, 4, −16)

e) −2 × △ − 4 (−2, −4, −6)

Question No. 3

Choose from (3, 5, 6, 8) the value that will make the sentence true.

Answer :

a) △ + 6 = 12

b) 56/△ = 7

c) 6 × △ = 30

d) 2 × △ − 1 = 9

e) △ = (15 − 3)/(2 + 2)

Question No. 4

Find the number that each letter stands for.

Answer :

a) m + 4 = 11

b) k − 9 = 0

c) 2 × y + 2 = 12

d) 5 × x = −50

e) z ÷ 3 = 5

f) 3 × x + 5 = −1

g) 12 − m = 4

h) p − 3 = −10

Question No. 5

If x = 15 and y = 6, find the value of:

Answer :

a) x + y

b) x × y

c) x − 3 × y

d) x ÷ 6 + 1

Question No. 6

If y = 2 × x + 3, find the value of y when:

Answer :

a) x = 5

b) x = 9

c) x = −5

Question No. 7

If 2p + q = 7, find the value of p if:

Answer :

a) q = 1

b) q = 3

c) q = 5

Question No. 8

Complete the following.

Answer :

a) One chocolate bar costs ₦150. Two chocolate bars cost ₦150 × 2. Six chocolate bars cost ____. x chocolate bars cost ____.

b) If Yetunde is now 13 years old, then: In 1 year’s time, Yetunde will be ____ years old. In 4 years’ time, Yetunde will be ____ years old. In x years’ time, Yetunde will be ____ years old.

c) If the sum of a boy and a girl’s ages is 20 years, then: If the boy is 5 years old, the girl is ____ years old. If the boy is 7 years old, the girl is ____ years old. If the boy is x years old, the girl is ____ years old.

Question No. 9

Translate each phrase into an algebraic expression.

Answer :

a) The sum of x and 2.

b) t divided by 8.

c) The product of 9 and m.

d) Subtract 5 from c.

e) Combine y and 7.

f) Three‑sevenths of h.

g) 3 multiplied by d.

Question No. 10

Translate each sentence into an algebraic equation and find the value of the variable.

Answer :

a) Sum of x and 3 gives 5.

b) 2 multiplied by b is equal to 8.

c) The difference between 23 and y is 12.

d) Product of 4 and z is the same as 16.

e) Total of m and 3 is 21.

f) b divided by 6 gives 1.

g) n minus 2 is equal to 16.

h) 11 times p is 33.

Question No. 11

Form an expression, and then solve the following.

Answer :

a) Oranges cost ₦30 each. A number of oranges, n, was bought at a total cost of ₦690. How many oranges were bought?

b) Wale found 50 seashells on the beach. He gave Iyabo some of his seashells. He has 42 seashell left. How many seashells did Wale give to Iyabo?

c) Biola’s high school played 12 soccer games this year. The team won most of their games. They were defeated during 3 games. How many games did they play in total?

d) How many packs of DVDs can you buy with ₦25 500, if one pack costs ₦2125?

e) After eating at the restaurant, Tolani, Femi and Bode decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid ₦3 000, what was the total of the bill?

f) Apples cost ₦20 each. A number, a, of apples is bought at a total cost of ₦460. How many apples are bought?

g) I think of a number, triple it, and add 10. The answer is 16. What is the number I thought of?

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