Class 8 Maths Worksheet: Linear Equations
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.A father is 3 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.Solve: 3(x − 1) = x + 3. What is x?
- 3.Solve: 3(m − 1) = m + 5. What is m?
- 4.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 118 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 5.A father is 36 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 6.Solve: 4y + 1 = 3y + 11. What is y?
- 7.Solve: n/4 + n/6 = 10. What is n?
- 8.Solve: 6(n − 1) = 3n + 36. What is n?
- 9.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 170. What is the largest of them?
- 10.Solve: 3(t − 1) = 2t + 11. What is t?
- 11.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 142. What is the smallest of them?
- 12.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 39. What is the smallest of them?
- 13.Solve: y/3 + y/4 = 42. What is y?
- 14.Solve: n/3 + n/2 = 30. What is n?
- 15.Solve: 3(m − 2) = 2m + 5. What is m?
- 16.Solve: n/3 + n/2 = 25. What is n?
- 17.Solve: 8y + 13 = 6y + 43. What is y?
- 18.Solve: x/5 + x/4 = 9. What is x?
- 19.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 42. What is the smallest of them?
- 20.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 242. What is the largest of them?
- 21.A father is 33 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 22.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 86 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 23.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 59. What is the smallest of them?
- 24.The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 100 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 25.Solve: 9t + 1 = 2t + 15. What is t?
- 26.Solve: 5(x − 2) = 3x + 12. What is x?
- 27.Solve: x/3 + x/5 = 8. What is x?
- 28.Solve: 5p + 1 = p + 33. What is p?
- 29.A father is 12 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?
- 30.Solve: 3(n − 3) = n + 5. What is n?
- 31.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 87. What is the smallest of them?
- 32.A father is 8 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 33.A father is 24 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?
- 34.Solve: 5(t − 3) = 3t + 7. What is t?
- 35.Solve: 4(x − 1) = 2x + 8. What is x?
- 36.A father is 36 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 37.Solve: 4(p − 2) = 3p + 8. What is p?
- 38.The length of a rectangle is 12 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 44 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 39.Solve: 4m + 13 = 3m + 18. What is m?
- 40.A father is 17 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
Answer key
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