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Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Linear Equations

Maths worksheets lesson 60: Linear equations in one variable · Set 162 · 40 sums
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The method (Letters one side, numbers the other): Open brackets: a(x − b) = ax − ab. Fractions: multiply both sides by the LCM of the denominators — x/3 + x/4 = 14 → 4x + 3x = 168. Move letter terms to one side and numbers to the other (change the sign when a term crosses =), then divide. Word problems: consecutive numbers are n, n + 1, n + 2 …; ages in y years are age + y.

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  1. 1.Solve: m/4 + m/3 = 42. What is m?
  2. 2.A father is 14 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  3. 3.A father is 57 years older than his son. In 7 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  4. 4.Solve: 6(p − 3) = 4p + 20. What is p?
  5. 5.Solve: 5(n − 5) = 3n + 21. What is n?
  6. 6.Solve: y/4 + y/2 = 6. What is y?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 106 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  8. 8.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 42. What is the largest of them?
  9. 9.Solve: 3(x − 4) = x + 24. What is x?
  10. 10.A father is 45 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  11. 11.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 86. What is the largest of them?
  12. 12.Solve: 7x + 5 = 6x + 17. What is x?
  13. 13.Solve: 5(t − 1) = 2t + 7. What is t?
  14. 14.Solve: t/3 + t/2 = 20. What is t?
  15. 15.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 35. What is the largest of them?
  16. 16.Solve: 3(m − 1) = m + 3. What is m?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 86 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 12 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 36 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  19. 19.Solve: p/6 + p/2 = 32. What is p?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 60 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  21. 21.Solve: 6p + 16 = p + 26. What is p?
  22. 22.Solve: 9n + 17 = 5n + 33. What is n?
  23. 23.Solve: p/2 + p/6 = 4. What is p?
  24. 24.Solve: 5y + 7 = 4y + 9. What is y?
  25. 25.Solve: 8p + 5 = 2p + 89. What is p?
  26. 26.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 147. What is the smallest of them?
  27. 27.Solve: 7p + 15 = 4p + 57. What is p?
  28. 28.A father is 26 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  29. 29.Solve: 3(x − 1) = 2x + 12. What is x?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 38 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 7 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 26 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
  32. 32.A father is 10 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  33. 33.Solve: 4(m − 4) = 2m + 18. What is m?
  34. 34.A father is 12 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
  35. 35.Solve: 6m + 7 = 5m + 10. What is m?
  36. 36.Solve: 5(y − 4) = 2y + 1. What is y?
  37. 37.Solve: 6y + 19 = 4y + 31. What is y?
  38. 38.Solve: 5(n − 1) = 2n + 4. What is n?
  39. 39.Solve: p/6 + p/4 = 10. What is p?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 52 cm. What is its width (in cm)?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 5
  3. 12
  4. 19
  5. 23
  6. 8
  7. 22
  8. 15
  9. 18
  10. 10
  11. 23
  12. 12
  13. 4
  14. 24
  15. 18
  16. 3
  17. 14
  18. 3
  19. 48
  20. 11
  21. 2
  22. 4
  23. 6
  24. 2
  25. 14
  26. 48
  27. 14
  28. 10
  29. 15
  30. 7
  31. 3
  32. 6
  33. 17
  34. 4
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. 6
  38. 3
  39. 24
  40. 6

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