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 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?
- 2.A father is 20 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 3.Solve: x/3 + x/2 = 10. What is x?
- 4.Solve: 7n + 19 = 2n + 39. What is n?
- 5.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 78. What is the largest of them?
- 6.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 14 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 7.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 108 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 8.Solve: 6n + 13 = n + 38. What is n?
- 9.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 21. What is the smallest of them?
- 10.A father is 22 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: 7t + 14 = 2t + 59. What is t?
- 12.A father is 30 years older than his son. In 7 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 13.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 74 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 14.Solve: 7n + 17 = 5n + 31. What is n?
- 15.Solve: 4(y − 1) = 3y + 4. What is y?
- 16.Solve: 9y + 17 = 5y + 65. What is y?
- 17.Solve: 3p + 3 = p + 33. What is p?
- 18.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 102. What is the largest of them?
- 19.Solve: 4(y − 3) = 3y + 7. What is y?
- 20.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 62 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 21.Solve: 3(p − 1) = 2p + 1. What is p?
- 22.A father is 30 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 23.The length of a rectangle is 4 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 20 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 142. What is the smallest of them?
- 25.Solve: 7n + 12 = 4n + 21. What is n?
- 26.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 114 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 27.Solve: 6(y − 3) = 3y + 24. What is y?
- 28.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?
- 29.Solve: m/6 + m/2 = 16. What is m?
- 30.Solve: 3m + 13 = m + 41. What is m?
- 31.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 202. What is the largest of them?
- 32.Solve: 5(n − 1) = 2n + 22. What is n?
- 33.Solve: 5x + 14 = x + 26. What is x?
- 34.Solve: m/2 + m/4 = 3. What is m?
- 35.Solve: 4(t − 4) = 2t + 12. What is t?
- 36.Solve: 4x + 11 = x + 14. What is x?
- 37.A father is 12 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?
- 38.Solve: 3(m − 2) = m + 26. What is m?
- 39.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 177. What is the largest of them?
- 40.Solve: 3(t − 2) = 2t + 1. What is t?
Answer key
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