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P5 maths・5A1

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

ChineseEnglish
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.

  1. 用符號和字母代表數
  2. 寫出代數式
  3. 生活中的代數式
  4. 代入求值
  5. 代數式和數值
  6. 綜合練習
  7. 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?

151m115

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?

  1. 9m
  2. m + 9
  3. m9
  4. 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」。

  1. 9a
  2. a9
  3. a − 9
  4. 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?

  1. x 的 7 倍加上 5
  2. x 加上 5 的 7 倍
  3. x 與 5 的和的 7 倍
  4. 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).

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