Elementary algebra
The first algebra in primary school: using symbols and letters for numbers; writing words as algebraic expressions, such as "the sum of 8 and twice a" as 8 + 2a; knowing that 3x means 3 × x and x/3 means x ÷ 3; explaining what an expression means and using one for everyday quantities; and substituting a value to work an expression out. Each expression has one unknown.
Key words
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 代數式 | algebraic expression |
| 未知量 | unknown |
| 代入 | substitute |
| 英文字母 | letter |
The 6 short lessons and the chapter test
Lessons are in Chinese for now.
- 用符號和字母代表數
- 寫出代數式
- 生活中的代數式
- 代入求值
- 代數式和數值
- 綜合練習
- 章節測驗 (chapter test)
Sample questions (in Chinese)
Question 1橫行三個數的和與直行三個數的和相同。m 代表甚麼數?
m =
Answer and explanation
答案:m = 1
為甚麼?兩行都有中間的 1,所以 15 + m 要等於 11 + 5 = 16。15 + 1 = 16,所以 m 代表 1。字母可以用來代表一個數。
Question 2m × 9 可以寫成甚麼?
- 9m
- m + 9
- m9
- 9m
Answer and explanation
答案:D.9m
為甚麼?數和字母相乘,省去乘號,數字寫在前面:m × 9 寫作 9m。
Question 3用代數式表示:「a 減去 9 的差」。
- 9a
- a9
- a − 9
- 9 − a
Answer and explanation
答案:C.a − 9
為甚麼?「a 減去 9 的差」寫成代數式是 a − 9。注意計算的先後次序。
Question 47x + 5 表示甚麼?
- x 的 7 倍加上 5
- x 加上 5 的 7 倍
- x 與 5 的和的 7 倍
- 7 加上 x 的 5 倍
Answer and explanation
答案:A.x 的 7 倍加上 5
為甚麼?7x + 5 表示「x 的 7 倍加上 5」。
Based on learning unit 5A1 of the Education Bureau’s Primary Mathematics Curriculum (2017).