Parsing algebraic expressions is always a pain. If you need to compute, say, 2+4*2, the answer should be the same as (2 + (4 *2)), not ((2 + 4) * 2) — in other words, the right answer is 10, not 12.

Why not try another algebraic expressions quiz? The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE maths students studying expressions, simplifying expressions, expanding brackets, expanding double ...

In algebra, letters are used to stand for values that can change (variables) or for values that are not known (unknowns). A term is a number or letter on its own, or numbers and letters multiplied ...

Students of Grade 7 were given a test followed by individual interviews; at the end of Grade 8 the same students were subject to an analogous test and interviews. Each student had to simplify certain ...