15 Jun 2025

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Here are 10 algebra practice questions tailored to your interests (Minecraft, football, and Greek philosophers) for NCEA Level 1 preparation:

Question 1: Minecraft Blocks

Steve has 64 diamonds and wants to distribute them equally among his 8 friends. Write an equation to represent this situation and solve for how many diamonds each friend gets.

Steps:

64/8= 8

Answer: 64/8= 8

Question 2: Football Goals

In a football tournament, a team scores 3 goals per match. If they play x matches, write an expression for the total number of goals scored. If they score 21 goals in total, how many matches did they play?

Steps:

x X 3

21/3 = 7

Answer: 7 matches

Question 3: Greek Philosophers

Plato had twice as many students as Socrates. If Socrates had s students, write an expression for the number of students Plato had. If Plato had 14 students, how many did Socrates have?

Steps: s times 2 = Plato's students

14/2 = 7

Answer: Socrates has 7 students

Question 4: Minecraft Crafting

A crafting table requires 4 wooden planks. If Alex has w wooden planks, write an expression for how many crafting tables she can make. If she makes 6 crafting tables, how many planks did she use?

Steps:

4 times x = crafting tables

6 times 4 = 24

Answer: 24

Question 5: Football Points

A football team earns 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. If they win w matches and draw d matches, write an expression for their total points. If they have 20 points with 5 wins, how many draws did they have?

Steps:

Total points = 20
Points from wins = 3 × 5 = 15
Points from draws = 20 - 15 = 5
Draws = 5 / 1 = 5

3 times 5 = 15

they have 1 point per draw so there is 5 draws

Answer: 5 draws

Question 6: Greek Mathematicians

Pythagoras had p followers, and Aristotle had 5 more than Pythagoras. Write an expression for Aristotle’s followers. If Aristotle had 17 followers, how many did Pythagoras have?

Steps:

p=5 = Aristotle

17-5 = pythagoras

Answer: 12 followers

Question 7: Minecraft Enchantments

An enchantment costs 3 lapis lazuli and 2 experience levels per level. If a player wants L levels, write an expression for the total lapis lazuli needed. If they use 15 lapis lazuli, how many levels did they enchant?

Steps:

3 times l

15 / 3 = 5

Answer: 5 levels

Question 8: Football Tickets

A football match ticket costs $12 for adults and $6 for children. If a adults and c children attend, write an expression for the total ticket revenue. If the revenue is $120 with 8 adults, how many children attended?

Steps:

8 times 12 = 96

120 - 96 = 24

24/6 = 4

Answer: 4 children attended

Question 9: Greek Scrolls

Aristotle wrote twice as many scrolls as Heraclitus. If Heraclitus wrote h scrolls, write an expression for Aristotle’s scrolls. If Aristotle wrote 24 scrolls, how many did Heraclitus write?

Steps:

2h = Aristotle

24/2 = 12

Answer: Heraclitus wrote 12

Question 10: Simultaneous Equations (Minecraft & Football)

Steve has diamonds and emeralds. He has:

5 diamonds + 3 emeralds = 45
2 diamonds + 4 emeralds = 32
Find the value of one diamond and one emerald.

Steps:

if emeralds is 5 then diamonds is 6

Answer: value of a diamond is 6 and the value of emerald is 5

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