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 9 years older than his son. In 6 years, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 2.Solve: 6m + 9 = 5m + 13. What is m?
- 3.Solve: 3(n − 1) = n + 15. What is n?
- 4.A father is 6 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?
- 5.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 56 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 6.Solve: 4(n − 3) = 2n + 26. What is n?
- 7.Solve: 6(y − 5) = y + 40. What is y?
- 8.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 144. What is the largest of them?
- 9.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 60. What is the smallest of them?
- 10.Solve: 9y + 3 = y + 35. What is y?
- 11.A father is 15 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?
- 12.The length of a rectangle is 13 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 50 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 13.The length of a rectangle is 10 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 96 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 14.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 129. What is the largest of them?
- 15.Solve: 7x + 18 = x + 36. What is x?
- 16.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 78 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 17.Solve: t/4 + t/3 = 35. What is t?
- 18.Solve: 4(m − 3) = m + 27. What is m?
- 19.The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 93. What is the smallest of them?
- 20.A father is 22 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?
- 21.Solve: 7t + 16 = t + 106. What is t?
- 22.Solve: y/5 + y/6 = 88. What is y?
- 23.The sum of two consecutive whole numbers is 69. What is the smallest of them?
- 24.A father is 15 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?
- 25.Solve: y/6 + y/3 = 9. What is y?
- 26.The length of a rectangle is 1 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 86 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 27.Solve: 9p + 18 = 8p + 26. What is p?
- 28.Solve: 5(p − 3) = 3p + 17. What is p?
- 29.The length of a rectangle is 11 cm more than its width. Its perimeter is 30 cm. What is its width (in cm)?
- 30.A father is 27 years older than his son. In 4 years, the father will be four times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 31.A father is 26 years older than his son. In 3 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 32.A father is 22 years older than his son. In 5 years, the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
- 33.Solve: 6n + 4 = 5n + 13. What is n?
- 34.Solve: 3(p − 3) = 2p + 2. What is p?
- 35.A father is 39 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?
- 36.Solve: t/3 + t/4 = 7. What is t?
- 37.A father is 27 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?
- 38.Solve: 3(m − 3) = 2m + 10. What is m?
- 39.Solve: y/3 + y/5 = 40. What is y?
- 40.Solve: n/6 + n/4 = 10. What is n?
Answer key
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- 9
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- 9
- 19
- 14
- 49
- 19
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 19
- 44
- 3
- 12
- 60
- 13
- 30
- 4
- 15
- 240
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- 4
- 18
- 21
- 8
- 16
- 2
- 5
- 10
- 6
- 9
- 11
- 11
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- 4
- 19
- 75
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