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 2 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 17. What is the smallest of them?
- 3.A father is 13 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 4.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 120 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 5.Solve: 3(p − 3) = 2p + 2. What is p?
- 6.Solve: 7m + 11 = 4m + 20. What is m?
- 7.Solve: 3(n − 3) = 2n + 2. What is n?
- 8.Solve: n/4 + n/3 = 21. What is n?
- 9.Solve: 7x + 14 = 3x + 18. What is x?
- 10.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 69. What is the largest of them?
- 11.Solve: y/5 + y/4 = 18. What is y?
- 12.Solve: 3(p − 4) = 2p + 7. What is p?
- 13.Solve: x/2 + x/3 = 30. What is x?
- 14.A father is 8 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 15.Solve: n/2 + n/6 = 32. What is n?
- 16.A father is 4 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 17.Solve: 6x + 20 = 3x + 35. What is x?
- 18.Solve: 3(m − 2) = m + 12. What is m?
- 19.Solve: 9m + 16 = 2m + 107. What is m?
- 20.A father is 6 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 21.A father is 14 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 22.Solve: 3(x − 3) = x + 25. What is x?
- 23.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 62 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.Solve: 3(x − 1) = x + 9. What is x?
- 25.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 50 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 26.Solve: m/4 + m/5 = 18. What is m?
- 27.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?
- 28.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 94 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 29.Solve: 8x + 1 = x + 64. What is x?
- 30.Solve: 6n + 19 = n + 24. What is n?
- 31.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 120. What is the largest of them?
- 32.Solve: 4(t − 5) = 2t + 20. What is t?
- 33.Solve: 8n + 12 = 3n + 57. What is n?
- 34.Solve: 4y + 17 = 3y + 27. What is y?
- 35.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 22 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 36.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 58 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 37.Solve: 7x + 7 = 4x + 49. What is x?
- 38.The length of a rectangle is 7 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 22 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 39.Solve: 3(t − 3) = t + 3. What is t?
- 40.A father is 18 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?
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