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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.A father is 39 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?
- 2.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 165. What is the largest of them?
- 3.A father is 20 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?
- 4.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 174. What is the smallest of them?
- 5.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 138 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 6.Solve: 3m + 3 = 2m + 17. What is m?
- 7.Solve: p/3 + p/5 = 48. What is p?
- 8.Solve: 5n + 14 = n + 74. What is n?
- 9.Solve: x/4 + x/3 = 56. What is x?
- 10.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 59. What is the largest of them?
- 11.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 17. What is the largest of them?
- 12.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 90 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 13.Solve: 5(t − 2) = 2t + 11. What is t?
- 14.Solve: 5n + 2 = 2n + 38. What is n?
- 15.A father is 39 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?
- 16.Solve: 6(n − 3) = 3n + 18. What is n?
- 17.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 52 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 18.Solve: t/3 + t/2 = 35. What is t?
- 19.Solve: 7y + 1 = y + 43. What is y?
- 20.A father is 30 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?
- 21.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 90 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 22.A father is 16 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 23.A father is 22 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 24.A father is 22 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 25.A father is 13 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 26.Solve: m/4 + m/5 = 54. What is m?
- 27.Solve: 5(n − 3) = 2n + 27. What is n?
- 28.Solve: y/4 + y/6 = 40. What is y?
- 29.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 114 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 30.Solve: x/5 + x/2 = 14. What is x?
- 31.Solve: 3y + 12 = 2y + 13. What is y?
- 32.Solve: 3x + 4 = 2x + 17. What is x?
- 33.Solve: p/2 + p/4 = 21. What is p?
- 34.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 34 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 35.A father is 30 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 36.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 49. What is the largest of them?
- 37.Solve: 5(x − 2) = 4x + 7. What is x?
- 38.Solve: 9m + 6 = m + 22. What is m?
- 39.Solve: 5(y − 2) = y + 26. What is y?
- 40.Solve: 4m + 2 = m + 35. What is m?
Answer key
- 9
- 56
- 7
- 42
- 27
- 14
- 90
- 15
- 96
- 30
- 9
- 21
- 7
- 12
- 8
- 12
- 8
- 42
- 7
- 12
- 15
- 8
- 5
- 6
- 5
- 120
- 14
- 96
- 24
- 20
- 1
- 13
- 28
- 2
- 10
- 25
- 17
- 2
- 9
- 11
Free maths worksheets lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-worksheets