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: t/6 + t/2 = 20. What is t?
- 2.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 42. What is the smallest of them?
- 3.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 98. What is the smallest of them?
- 4.Solve: 5(p − 5) = 3p + 19. What is p?
- 5.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 30 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 6.Solve: 3(n − 5) = 2n + 9. What is n?
- 7.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 81. What is the largest of them?
- 8.Solve: p/2 + p/6 = 32. What is p?
- 9.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?
- 10.Solve: 6(p − 2) = 3p + 6. What is p?
- 11.Solve: 5(m − 2) = 3m + 2. What is m?
- 12.Solve: 5(y − 1) = 4y + 1. What is y?
- 13.Solve: 9x + 2 = 7x + 28. What is x?
- 14.Solve: 6(m − 2) = 2m + 20. What is m?
- 15.A father is 4 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 16.Solve: 4(n − 4) = n + 32. What is n?
- 17.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 112 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 18.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 86 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 19.A father is 14 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 20.The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 82 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 21.Solve: y/5 + y/4 = 54. What is y?
- 22.Solve: 3(t − 1) = t + 21. What is t?
- 23.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 88 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.Solve: 9m + 16 = 5m + 20. What is m?
- 25.Solve: 8n + 19 = 2n + 25. What is n?
- 26.A father is 16 years older than his son. In 7 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 27.Solve: 8m + 1 = 5m + 19. What is m?
- 28.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 58. What is the largest of them?
- 29.Solve: 5(t − 5) = 2t + 5. What is t?
- 30.Solve: 6(x − 5) = 5x + 9. What is x?
- 31.A father is 12 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?
- 32.Solve: y/6 + y/4 = 40. What is y?
- 33.A father is 36 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 34.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 90. What is the largest of them?
- 35.Solve: 6(n − 4) = 2n + 48. What is n?
- 36.The length of a rectangle is 2 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 32 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 37.Solve: 3(n − 5) = n + 13. What is n?
- 38.A father is 10 years older than his son. In 8 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 39.Solve: n/5 + n/4 = 18. What is n?
- 40.A father is 36 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?
Answer key
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- 41
- 48
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- 6
- 13
- 8
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- 16
- 25
- 14
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- 18
- 120
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- 9
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- 16
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- 39
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- 96
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- 40
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