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 7 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.Solve: 8p + 12 = 2p + 30. What is p?
- 3.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 30. What is the smallest of them?
- 4.A father is 18 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?
- 5.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 82. What is the smallest of them?
- 6.The length of a rectangle is 9 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 114 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 7.A father is 28 years older than his son. In 7 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 8.A father is 18 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 9.Solve: x/5 + x/4 = 72. What is x?
- 10.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 101. What is the smallest of them?
- 11.A father is 14 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 12.The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 48 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 13.Solve: 6(t − 1) = 4t + 4. What is t?
- 14.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 202. What is the largest of them?
- 15.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 111. What is the largest of them?
- 16.A father is 12 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 17.Solve: n/6 + n/5 = 33. What is n?
- 18.Solve: 5(y − 1) = y + 31. What is y?
- 19.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 27. What is the largest of them?
- 20.Solve: 7y + 6 = 6y + 8. What is y?
- 21.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 15. What is the smallest of them?
- 22.Solve: t/2 + t/6 = 8. What is t?
- 23.Solve: 9x + 11 = x + 43. What is x?
- 24.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 138 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 25.Solve: 3(m − 5) = 2m + 12. What is m?
- 26.Solve: x/2 + x/4 = 6. What is x?
- 27.Solve: 4(t − 4) = 2t + 18. What is t?
- 28.Solve: 4(m − 1) = m + 8. What is m?
- 29.Solve: 4(n − 2) = 3n + 9. What is n?
- 30.Solve: 4(n − 2) = 2n + 20. What is n?
- 31.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 113. What is the largest of them?
- 32.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 21. What is the smallest of them?
- 33.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 146. What is the smallest of them?
- 34.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 56 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 35.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 126. What is the smallest of them?
- 36.A father is 14 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?
- 37.A father is 33 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 38.Solve: 9m + 8 = 7m + 22. What is m?
- 39.Solve: t/6 + t/3 = 3. What is t?
- 40.Solve: 6x + 19 = x + 54. What is x?
Answer key
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- 160
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- 90
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