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When x=2, y=3 and z=4 find:

5x + 3y

3z - 4x

7y - x

X2 + y2

3y + 4z

2. If a*b means 2a + b, find the value of 3*1

3. Remove the brackets in the following

3(x + 4)

3(3x + 2y)

4xy (ab – ac + d)

2(a + b)

4. If x*y means (3x – 2y), find the value of 2*5

5. If a*b means ½ (a - b), find the value of 8*2

6. 7x + 5x +(- 3x)
7. 3b2 + 7b2
8. – 3y – 5y
9. Q – 3q
10. If a = 2, b = 3 and c = 5, find the value of the following:

 A + 2a +5c
 5a + ab +8c
A+b+c

11. Simplify the following:

 7x + 11x
 - 2x – 4x
 8a – 6a – 7a
 6ab – 5ab – 2ab
 6ac – 4xy + 3a

12. Factorization
 2x + 6
 Mx – my
 3y – 9y2

13. Solve the following:

 X2 + 7x +12
 X2 + 2x + 1

14.