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 13 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: 5(x − 5) = 3x + 5. What is x?
- 3.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 117. What is the largest of them?
- 4.Solve: 5y + 3 = y + 47. What is y?
- 5.Solve: 3(n − 3) = n + 15. What is n?
- 6.A father is 15 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 7.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?
- 8.Solve: 4(n − 1) = n + 38. What is n?
- 9.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 42 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 10.A father is 10 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 11.Solve: m/2 + m/6 = 32. What is m?
- 12.The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 108 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 13.Solve: 5(m − 5) = m + 39. What is m?
- 14.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?
- 15.Solve: 6(m − 4) = 4m + 12. What is m?
- 16.Solve: 4(t − 4) = t + 23. What is t?
- 17.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 45. What is the largest of them?
- 18.Solve: 4t + 15 = t + 21. What is t?
- 19.A father is 10 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 20.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 15. What is the smallest of them?
- 21.Solve: 5(p − 5) = 3p + 11. What is p?
- 22.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 72 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 23.Solve: 9n + 7 = 4n + 42. What is n?
- 24.Solve: 9t + 17 = 4t + 32. What is t?
- 25.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 156. What is the largest of them?
- 26.Solve: 5(x − 4) = 2x + 31. What is x?
- 27.Solve: 4(n − 2) = 3n + 6. What is n?
- 28.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 46 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 29.A father is 24 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 30.Solve: 4x + 6 = x + 45. What is x?
- 31.A father is 24 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 32.Solve: 4(x − 4) = 3x + 12. What is x?
- 33.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 116 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 34.Solve: n/4 + n/3 = 42. What is n?
- 35.A father is 9 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 36.Solve: 6(m − 5) = 5m + 4. What is m?
- 37.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 190. What is the smallest of them?
- 38.Solve: 6m + 11 = 4m + 33. What is m?
- 39.Solve: t/3 + t/5 = 56. What is t?
- 40.Solve: y/3 + y/2 = 5. What is y?
Answer key
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- 15
- 59
- 11
- 12
- 7
- 7
- 14
- 4
- 4
- 48
- 23
- 16
- 2
- 18
- 13
- 16
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 18
- 11
- 7
- 3
- 53
- 17
- 14
- 6
- 7
- 13
- 2
- 28
- 26
- 72
- 6
- 34
- 46
- 11
- 105
- 6
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