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: 9p + 2 = 5p + 54. What is p?
- 2.Solve: m/4 + m/2 = 21. What is m?
- 3.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 159. What is the smallest of them?
- 4.A father is 12 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 5.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 25. What is the smallest of them?
- 6.Solve: 3(x − 3) = x + 3. What is x?
- 7.Solve: y/3 + y/6 = 15. What is y?
- 8.A father is 30 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?
- 9.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 42 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 10.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 142 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 11.Solve: 3(y − 2) = y + 2. What is y?
- 12.Solve: m/3 + m/5 = 8. What is m?
- 13.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 226. What is the smallest of them?
- 14.Solve: 4(p − 1) = 3p + 5. What is p?
- 15.A father is 34 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?
- 16.The length of a rectangle is 12 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 36 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 17.A father is 60 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?
- 18.Solve: 5(t − 4) = 4t + 13. What is t?
- 19.Solve: x/3 + x/5 = 16. What is x?
- 20.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?
- 21.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 54 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 22.A father is 13 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 23.A father is 6 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 24.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 165. What is the largest of them?
- 25.Solve: 7n + 9 = 5n + 17. What is n?
- 26.Solve: p/6 + p/4 = 20. What is p?
- 27.Solve: 3x + 14 = 2x + 16. What is x?
- 28.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 110 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 29.Solve: 5(x − 1) = 2x + 1. What is x?
- 30.Solve: 9t + 18 = 4t + 23. What is t?
- 31.A father is 18 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?
- 32.Solve: 8p + 13 = 7p + 17. What is p?
- 33.A father is 13 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 34.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 86 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 35.Solve: 5(p − 2) = 3p + 14. What is p?
- 36.Solve: 3p + 14 = p + 44. What is p?
- 37.A father is 30 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?
- 38.Solve: 7t + 5 = 4t + 11. What is t?
- 39.Solve: 6m + 2 = 4m + 26. What is m?
- 40.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 52 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
Answer key
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- 28
- 52
- 7
- 12
- 6
- 30
- 9
- 9
- 29
- 4
- 15
- 55
- 9
- 10
- 3
- 12
- 33
- 30
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 4
- 56
- 4
- 48
- 2
- 22
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 7
- 14
- 12
- 15
- 7
- 2
- 12
- 8
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