CHAPTER – 10 : ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q1. Which of the following is equal to 5c? (AO1)
(a) 5 + c (b) c + c + c + c + c (c) c x c x c x c x c (d) 3c + 2c

Q2. If x = 5, y = 2, what is the value of 13 - 2(8y – 6x)? (AO1)

(a) 13 (b) -23 (c) 41 (d) -51

Q3. Expression for “5 less than 5 times an unknown number ‘z’” is _________.(AO1)
(a) z – 5 (b) 5z – 5 (c) 5(z – 5) (d) 5 – 5z

Q4. If Aashrit covers 20A cm in one step, then how many steps are required to cover
15AB meters. (AO2)
(a) 75A (b) 7.5A (c) 7.5B (d) 75B

Q5. Lakshika has a long Ice Cream brick, If she cuts it into ‘a’ equal pieces, the length
of each piece would have been ‘x’ cm. If she wants ‘b’ pieces, the length (in cm) of
each piece would be (AO2)
xb ab a ax
(a) a
(b) x
(c) xb (d) b

Q6. What should be subtracted from -5xy to get 5xy? (AO2)

(a) -10xy (b) 5xy (c) 10xy (d) 5xy

Q7. Which of the following options is equal to 13x - 4 + 9y + 11? (AO1)

(a) 22 + xy +7 (b) 22xy + 7 (c) 9x + 20y (d) 13x + 9y + 7

Q8. 6y2 can also be written as______. (AO1)

(a) 6y + 6y (b) y2 + y2 + y2 + y2 + y2 + y2 (c) 6 x (y + y) (d) 6 + y2

ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS

Directions: Each of the following questions contain an Assertion (A) followed by a

Reason (R). Read them carefully and answer the questions on the basis of the
following options.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Q9. Assertion (A): The expression 5ab + 6 is in two variables. (AO1)

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 Reason (B): In 5ab + 6 are the two variables x and y.

Q10. Assertion (A): The product of 10y and 0 is 0. (AO1)

Reason (B): Any value multiplied by zero is zero.

Q11. Assertion (A): The area of a rectangle whose length and breadth are 5x and 3x²
respectively is 15x3. (AO1)
Reason (B): Area of rectangle = length x breadth.

Q12. Assertion (A): 23ab and 12bc are like terms. (AO1)
Reason(R): Terms which have the same algebraic factors are like terms.

2 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q13. Solve the following:
13xy + ________ = 5xy (AO1)

Q14. Write an expression for “12 is subtracted from sum of y and -4. (AO1)

Q15. What is the value of expression 2x2 + 5y2 – 10xy - 17, if x = -1, and y = 1? (AO1)

Q16. What is the value of x2 – y2, if x = -4 and y = 6? (AO1)

Q17. Identify whether the following expressions are monomial or binomial and also
write the coefficient of x in the following: - (AO1)
2
(a) 3x – 24x
(b) 13x
3 MARKS QUESTIONS

Q18. Kritvi and Tanveer have written two algebraic expressions i.e. (14xy – 12y – 8x)
and (25xy + 14y – 4x). They have decided to subtract Kritvi’s expression from
Tanveer’s expression. What will be the result if they do so? (AO1)

Q19. What should be the value of ‘k’, if 6x2 + 2x + k = 12, and x = -1 (AO1)

Q20. Mahesh had ₹(7x + 30) in his bank savings account. He again deposited ₹(17x +
25) in his account. One day his best friend Rohan requested him for ₹(3x + 20) for
some urgent work, so he withdrew ₹(3x + 20) from his account to help his friend.
How much money he is still having in his account? (AO2)

Q21. Rahul is working in an MNC, his monthly income is ₹(30x + 500). He spends
₹(15x + 1000) and saves the rest amount. What amount he saves every month?(AO1)

Q22. By how much (5x – 8y) is greater than (2x + 4y)? (AO1)

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Q23. What will be the result if we subtract – the difference of (2𝑥 – 5𝑏 + 7) and
(𝑥 + 4𝑏 + 5) from the sum of (10𝑥 – 9𝑏 + 3) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (8𝑥 + 5𝑏 + 5)?(AO2)

Q24. Vishal is working with an ice cream factory and selling ice creams at different
places in his town. His company pays him a fixed salary of ₹ X every month and also
a commission of ₹ Y for every ice cream sold by him.
In August 2024, Vishal sold 100 ice creams. How much his total earnings for
August would be? (AO2)

Q25. Aarushi's mother orders N boxes of Chocolates for Diwali to be distributed

among her friends. Each box contain 15 Chocolates. In one of the boxes, the
Chocolates are found to be spoiled. Also, M Chocolates are found crushed and
cannot be offered to friends. How many Chocolates can Aarushi's mother give to
her for her friends? (AO2)
CASE BASED QUESTIONS (4 MARKS EACH)
Q26. Vikrant is an innovative farmer. He always tries to do new innovations in farming
and grow healthy organic crops and fruits. He believes pesticides and fertilizers cause
harm to environment and cause different types of diseases, so he follows organic
farming. He has 10 acres of land and each acre of land is in rectangular shape. The
length and breadth of each acre is represented by (200x + 60) and (20x + 6).

Based on the above case answer the following questions: -

(a) What is the area of one acre of land? (AO1)
(b) What is the perimeter of 1 acre of land (AO1)
(c) What is total area of agricultural land Vikrant is having, if x = 3? (AO2)

Q27. To access the learning outcomes of students, mathematics teacher conducted a

Maths test in class VII. Teacher made some statements and asked the students to
express the statement algebraically.

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 Express the following as algebraic expressions: -
(a) One fifth of the product of thrice of x and twice of y. (AO1)
(b) A number multiplied by twice of itself. (AO1)
(c) Sum of two numbers 2a and b subtracted from their product. (AO1)

Q28. On Monday Tanveer’s school planned a trip to nearby orphanage. The students
met the children living there. The manager of orphanage made the visiting students
and teachers familiar with different type of problems those children were facing and
what were their requirements and shortages. So he asked all the visitors to show soft
corner for these needy children and donate something for the betterment of these
children, for their studies etc. and smooth working of orphanage. So Tanveer and his
10 friends decided to donate ₹ (7x + y) each from their pocket money. Also, they
decided to persuade their parents for donation. Tanveer’s parents also got convinced
by his idea of donation and decided to donate ₹ (100x + 50y) for orphan students.

Now based on above case/paragraph answer the following questions: -

(a) What was the total amount donated by Tanveer and his family? (AO1)

(b) What total amount was donated by Tanveer and his friends? (AO1)

(c) How much money was donated by Tanveer and his family, if x = 10 and y = 100? (AO1)

Q29. Rishit, Abhigyan and Zara are best friends and are intelligent also. They study in
Class VII. They always try to learn mathematical concepts in a fun way, like by playing

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 mathematical games and practice together and they score high marks in class. One day
they decided to play games on algebraic expressions. They decided that each one of
them should first write an algebraic expression and then solve the below mentioned
questions. Rishit wrote (3xy + 7), Abhigyan wrote (5xy + 10y + 3) and Zara wrote
(20y + 30): -

(a) What is the sum of all the expressions they wrote? (AO1)

(b) What is the difference of sum of Rishit & Abhigyan’s expressions from Zara’s
expression? (AO2)
(c) What is the product of Rishit’s and Zara’s Expressions? (AO1)

Q30. On the occasion of world Environment Day (5th June), Harshit’s school is planning
to plant saplings in an unused land around the school’s stadium. School’s management
has decided to plant Neem and Peepal trees as these are best trees for environment and
emits maximum oxygen and acts as filter for pollution. NCC and Bharat Scouts &
Guides students were assigned duties to mark spots in rows and columns at equal
distances. There were total (5x + 7) rows and (10x +9) saplings to be planted in each
row.

Now based on above case answer the following: -

(a) What are the total number of saplings planned to be planted? (AO2)

(b) If 39 saplings are planned per row, then find the value of variable used? (AO1)

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