Expand First: Fluency & Practice
Mathematics
GCSE Higher
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focused on mastering the 'Expand First' technique for algebraic expressions. Designed to build procedural fluency with increasing complexity.
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Expand First: Fluency & Practice
Subject: MathematicsGrade: GCSE Higher
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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working clearly in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Expand the expression: 3(a + 4)
[2 marks]2.
Expand: 2(3x - 5)
[2 marks]3.
Expand: 5(y - 2) + 3(y + 4)
[3 marks]4.
Expand: (x + 3)(x - 2)
[3 marks]5.
Simplify your expansion: (2a + 3)(a - 4)
[3 marks]6.
Expand and simplify: (x - 1)(x + 5)
[3 marks]7.
Expand: 4(2x + 7) - 3(x - 2)
[3 marks]8.
Expand: (a + 2)(a + 3)
[3 marks]9.
Expand: 6(2x - 3) + 4(3x + 1)
[3 marks]10.
Expand and simplify: (x + 4)(x - 4)
[3 marks]11.
Find the expansion of: (3a + 2)(a - 5)
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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