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.Solve: 7p + 3 = 3p + 11. What is p?
- 2.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 102 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 3.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 159. What is the largest of them?
- 4.A father is 8 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.A father is 13 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.A father is 30 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?
- 7.A father is 42 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?
- 8.A father is 20 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?
- 9.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 48 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 10.Solve: 9x + 5 = 5x + 17. What is x?
- 11.Solve: p/2 + p/3 = 30. What is p?
- 12.Solve: m/4 + m/6 = 15. What is m?
- 13.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 180. What is the smallest of them?
- 14.Solve: m/6 + m/5 = 77. What is m?
- 15.The length of a rectangle is 4 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 16 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 16.Solve: 6m + 13 = 4m + 23. What is m?
- 17.A father is 39 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?
- 18.A father is 18 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 19.Solve: 4(t − 5) = 3t + 1. What is t?
- 20.Solve: 6n + 12 = n + 52. What is n?
- 21.A father is 48 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?
- 22.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 126 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 23.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 50 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.Solve: 4x + 1 = 3x + 6. What is x?
- 25.A father is 28 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?
- 26.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?
- 27.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 118 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 28.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 34 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 29.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 110 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 30.Solve: t/5 + t/4 = 36. What is t?
- 31.Solve: 6(p − 2) = 4p + 4. What is p?
- 32.Solve: 6(t − 5) = 5t + 1. What is t?
- 33.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 21. What is the smallest of them?
- 34.Solve: y/2 + y/4 = 6. What is y?
- 35.Solve: 9t + 19 = 7t + 29. What is t?
- 36.Solve: 4m + 6 = 3m + 19. What is m?
- 37.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 78. What is the smallest of them?
- 38.Solve: 6y + 9 = 4y + 17. What is y?
- 39.Solve: t/5 + t/6 = 55. What is t?
- 40.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 88 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
Answer key
- 2
- 18
- 54
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 12
- 6
- 9
- 3
- 36
- 36
- 59
- 210
- 2
- 5
- 10
- 10
- 21
- 8
- 11
- 29
- 10
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 28
- 7
- 26
- 80
- 8
- 31
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 13
- 18
- 4
- 150
- 15
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