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 27 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?
- 2.A father is 14 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 3.A father is 12 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?
- 4.Solve: 3(x − 1) = 2x + 5. What is x?
- 5.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?
- 6.A father is 7 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 7.The length of a rectangle is 4 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 64 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 8.A father is 8 years older than his son. In 1 year, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 9.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 82. What is the smallest of them?
- 10.Solve: p/6 + p/2 = 12. What is p?
- 11.The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 22 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 12.Solve: m/2 + m/5 = 35. What is m?
- 13.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 82 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 14.Solve: 4(y − 3) = 2y + 18. What is y?
- 15.Solve: 6(n − 4) = 5n + 2. What is n?
- 16.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?
- 17.Solve: 6(t − 3) = 5t + 8. What is t?
- 18.The length of a rectangle is 7 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 130 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 19.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 102. What is the largest of them?
- 20.Solve: 6x + 9 = x + 64. What is x?
- 21.Solve: 7y + 2 = y + 44. What is y?
- 22.Solve: 4(y − 2) = y + 37. What is y?
- 23.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 76 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.A father is 18 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?
- 25.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 24. What is the largest of them?
- 26.Solve: 9p + 1 = p + 33. What is p?
- 27.Solve: 3t + 15 = t + 29. What is t?
- 28.Solve: 8x + 2 = 3x + 67. What is x?
- 29.Solve: 3(y − 1) = 2y + 9. What is y?
- 30.Solve: 8n + 18 = 5n + 63. What is n?
- 31.Solve: 3n + 8 = 2n + 13. What is n?
- 32.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 42 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 33.Solve: 4(p − 4) = 2p + 12. What is p?
- 34.Solve: 3t + 11 = t + 15. What is t?
- 35.Solve: t/5 + t/2 = 7. What is t?
- 36.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 88 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 37.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 89. What is the largest of them?
- 38.Solve: p/2 + p/6 = 8. What is p?
- 39.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 134 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 40.A father is 54 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
Answer key
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- 8
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- 8
- 9
- 5
- 14
- 7
- 19
- 18
- 4
- 50
- 20
- 15
- 26
- 4
- 26
- 29
- 35
- 11
- 7
- 15
- 16
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 7
- 13
- 12
- 15
- 5
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 10
- 17
- 45
- 12
- 27
- 12
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