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 4 years older than his son. In 2 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.Solve: 5(t − 2) = 4t + 13. What is t?
- 3.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?
- 4.Solve: 9y + 9 = 2y + 23. What is y?
- 5.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 38. What is the smallest of them?
- 6.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 64 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 7.Solve: 3n + 4 = 2n + 9. What is n?
- 8.Solve: 8y + 3 = 5y + 15. What is y?
- 9.Solve: 5(y − 5) = 4y + 1. What is y?
- 10.Solve: 5(y − 1) = 3y + 15. What is y?
- 11.Solve: t/3 + t/2 = 5. What is t?
- 12.A father is 16 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?
- 13.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 122 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 14.Solve: 6m + 15 = 2m + 35. What is m?
- 15.Solve: 3(t − 1) = 2t + 8. What is t?
- 16.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 142 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 17.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 62 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 18.A father is 30 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?
- 19.Solve: 8t + 17 = 4t + 49. What is t?
- 20.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 92 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 21.Solve: 3x + 18 = x + 28. What is x?
- 22.A father is 7 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.The length of a rectangle is 14 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 64 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 24.Solve: 5m + 19 = m + 55. What is m?
- 25.Solve: 3x + 20 = 2x + 32. What is x?
- 26.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 166. What is the smallest of them?
- 27.The sum of four consecutive whole numbers is 170. What is the largest of them?
- 28.Solve: 6x + 4 = 5x + 6. What is x?
- 29.Solve: 5(x − 1) = 4x + 10. What is x?
- 30.Solve: 3(n − 2) = n + 20. What is n?
- 31.Solve: n/2 + n/5 = 56. What is n?
- 32.Solve: 5(y − 2) = 2y + 8. What is y?
- 33.Solve: 3(p − 1) = 2p + 4. What is p?
- 34.Solve: 8y + 5 = 7y + 16. What is y?
- 35.Solve: 8n + 20 = 2n + 98. What is n?
- 36.Solve: 4(x − 3) = x + 36. What is x?
- 37.Solve: 5(y − 5) = 4y + 10. What is y?
- 38.The length of a rectangle is 6 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 60 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 39.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 83. What is the largest of them?
- 40.Solve: n/2 + n/4 = 9. What is n?
Answer key
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- 26
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- 23
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- 30
- 15
- 8
- 8
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- 5
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- 9
- 9
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- 40
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- 15
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- 80
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- 35
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