(ax+b)(cx+d): Fluency & Practice

Mathematics
Grade 8
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on expanding double brackets of the form (ax + b)(cx + d), designed to develop procedural fluency and reasoning skills for Grade 8 students.

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(ax+b)(cx+d): Fluency & Practice

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Expand the expression (2x + 3)(x + 4) and simplify your answer.
[3 marks]
2.
Calculate the expansion of (5x - 2)(3x + 7).
[3 marks]
3.
Expand (x + 5)(x + 2).
[2 marks]
4.
Using the formula (ax + b)(cx + d), expand (3x - 4)(2x + 5).
[3 marks]
5.
Expand and simplify: (x - 1)(x + 3).
[2 marks]
6.
Calculate the expansion of (4x + 1)(x - 2).
[3 marks]
7.
Expand (7x + 2)(3x - 5).
[3 marks]
8.
Construct the expansion of (ax + b)(cx + d) when a=2, b=3, c=4, d=5. Write out the general form.
[4 marks]
9.
If (ax + b)(cx + d) expands to 6x^2 + 11x + 10, find possible values of a, b, c, d assuming integer coefficients.
[4 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake in expanding (3x + 2)(x + 4) to get 3x^2 + 14x + 8.
[3 marks]
11.
For the expression (ax + b)(cx + d), if the expanded form is 4x^2 + 7x + 10, find possible values of a, b, c, d.
[4 marks]
12.
Evaluate the expansion of (x + 6)(x + 9).
[2 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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