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 10 years older than his son. In 7 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.A father is 18 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?
- 3.Solve: 6(x − 2) = 3x + 39. What is x?
- 4.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 82 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 5.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 26. What is the largest of them?
- 6.A father is 11 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.Solve: m/5 + m/3 = 32. What is m?
- 8.Solve: 5(p − 5) = 2p + 5. What is p?
- 9.Solve: 5(y − 2) = y + 22. What is y?
- 10.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 70. What is the largest of them?
- 11.Solve: 5t + 3 = 2t + 21. What is t?
- 12.Solve: n/3 + n/2 = 30. What is n?
- 13.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 22 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 14.Solve: 6x + 9 = 3x + 45. What is x?
- 15.Solve: 3(y − 3) = y + 21. What is y?
- 16.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 70 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 17.A father is 8 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 18.Solve: 8m + 12 = 2m + 84. What is m?
- 19.Solve: 9t + 11 = 8t + 22. What is t?
- 20.Solve: 6x + 8 = 4x + 16. What is x?
- 21.Solve: 3(y − 2) = 2y + 9. What is y?
- 22.A father is 12 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 23.Solve: t/2 + t/6 = 12. What is t?
- 24.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 33. What is the largest of them?
- 25.Solve: 5x + 19 = 4x + 23. What is x?
- 26.A father is 42 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?
- 27.Solve: 8p + 19 = 2p + 55. What is p?
- 28.Solve: 9n + 16 = 7n + 24. What is n?
- 29.Solve: 8x + 3 = 3x + 18. What is x?
- 30.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 32 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 31.The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 116 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 32.Solve: 4x + 2 = 2x + 26. What is x?
- 33.The length of a rectangle is 7 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 122 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 34.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 33. What is the smallest of them?
- 35.Solve: 3(t − 1) = t + 13. What is t?
- 36.Solve: 3(t − 1) = 2t + 9. What is t?
- 37.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 150. What is the smallest of them?
- 38.Solve: 5x + 3 = 3x + 29. What is x?
- 39.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 47. What is the smallest of them?
- 40.Solve: 3(m − 2) = 2m + 3. What is m?
Answer key
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- 19
- 8
- 3
- 60
- 10
- 8
- 19
- 6
- 36
- 5
- 12
- 15
- 13
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- 12
- 11
- 4
- 15
- 7
- 18
- 12
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- 11
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- 4
- 3
- 3
- 28
- 12
- 27
- 16
- 8
- 12
- 36
- 13
- 23
- 9
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