Foundation November 2016 Unit 2 Q5

(a) Circle the correct answer for the following statement. [1]
\(5a + 4a - a\)  can be simplified as

\(9\)     \(5a + 4\)     \(8a\)     \(8\)     \(9a\)

(b) A linear sequence of numbers is shown below.
Two of the numbers are missing.

19,     …………… ,     …………… ,     7,     3

Fill in the missing numbers in the sequence.
Write down the rule for finding the next term in the sequence. [2]

Rule: …………………………