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.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 118 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 2.A father is 28 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 3.Solve: 5n + 19 = 2n + 25. What is n?
- 4.Solve: 3p + 17 = 2p + 26. What is p?
- 5.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?
- 6.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 42. What is the largest of them?
- 7.Solve: x/2 + x/4 = 12. What is x?
- 8.Solve: 4(y − 5) = 2y + 8. What is y?
- 9.A father is 32 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?
- 10.Solve: 3m + 8 = 2m + 21. What is m?
- 11.Solve: p/2 + p/3 = 20. What is p?
- 12.The length of a rectangle is 7 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 34 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 13.Solve: 6(m − 5) = m + 60. What is m?
- 14.Solve: 7t + 20 = 2t + 25. What is t?
- 15.Solve: 8x + 3 = x + 59. What is x?
- 16.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 61. What is the smallest of them?
- 17.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 62 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 18.Solve: 4n + 8 = 2n + 18. What is n?
- 19.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 90 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 20.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 115. What is the smallest of them?
- 21.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?
- 22.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 60. What is the largest of them?
- 23.Solve: p/3 + p/5 = 16. What is p?
- 24.A father is 39 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?
- 25.Solve: 4(m − 5) = 2m + 8. What is m?
- 26.Solve: 5(y − 2) = 2y + 5. What is y?
- 27.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 102. What is the smallest of them?
- 28.Solve: 4(y − 3) = 2y + 22. What is y?
- 29.Solve: y/4 + y/3 = 49. What is y?
- 30.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 21. What is the largest of them?
- 31.A father is 18 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?
- 32.A father is 40 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 33.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 94 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 34.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 74 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 35.A father is 22 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 36.Solve: y/2 + y/3 = 20. What is y?
- 37.Solve: 4(y − 5) = 3y + 1. What is y?
- 38.Solve: 3n + 11 = 2n + 22. What is n?
- 39.Solve: 6y + 16 = 2y + 24. What is y?
- 40.Solve: 6m + 10 = 3m + 13. What is m?
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