Linear Equations Maths Worksheet
Linear Equations Maths Worksheet
SIMPLE EQUATIONS
1. Write the statements “The sum of three times x and 11 is 32”in the form of equations:
. (a) 6x – 5 (b) 3x + 11 (c) 11x + 3 (d) 3x
2. Write the statements “If you subtract 5 from 6 times a number, you get 7.”in the form of
equations:
. (a) 6x – 5 = 7 (b) 5x – 6 = 7 (c) x – 5 = 7 (d) x – 6 = 7
3. Write the statements “One fourth of m is 3 more than 7” in the form of equations:
1 1
. (a) 4m – 7 = 3 (b) m – 4 = 3 (c) m – 7 = 3 (d) m – 3 = 7
4 4
4. Write the statements “One third of a number plus 5 is 8” in the form of equations:
1 1
. (a) 3m + 5 = 8 (b) m + 5 = 8 (c) m + 5 = 8 (d) m + 8 = 5
3 3
5. Which is a solution of the equation 2x = 12
. (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
6. Which is a solution of the equation x + 4 = 6
. (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
7. Which is a solution of the equation 7x + 5 = 19
. (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
8. Which is a solution of the equation 4x – 3 = 13
. (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
9. Which is a solution of the equation 5x + 2 = 17
. (a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
10. Which is a solution of the equation 3x – 14 = 4.
(a) x = 2 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 4 (d) x = 6
11. Write the statements “The sum of numbers x and 4 is 9”in the form of equations:
. (a) x – 4 = 9 (b) x + 4 = 9 (c) x + 9 = 4 (d) none of these
12. Write the statements “2 subtracted from a number is 8”in the form of equations:
. (a) x – 8 = 2 (b) x – 2 = 8 (c) x + 2 = 8 (d) none of these
13. Write the statements “Seven times a number plus 7 gets you 77”in the form of equations:
. (a) 7x – 7 = 77 (b) 7x + 7 = 77 (c) x + 7 = 77 (d) none of these
14. Write the statements “If you take away 6 from 6 time a number, you get 60”in the form of
equations:
. (a) 6x + 6 = 60 (b) 6x – 6 = 60 (c) x – 6 = 60 (d) none of these
II.
1. The solution of the equation p + 4 = 15 is p =
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 11
m
4. The solution of the equation = 3 is m = .
5
(a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) none of these
3m
5. The solution of the equation = 6 is m = .
5
(a) 12 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) none of these
p
6. The solution of the equation 2 8 is p =
2
20 p
11. The solution of the equation 40 is p =
3
3. A shopkeeper sells mangoes in two types of boxes, one small and one large. A large box
contains as many as 8 small boxes plus 4 loose mangoes. Set up an equation which gives
the number of mangoes in each small box. The number of mangoes in a large box is given
to be 100.
6. The length of a rectangular hall is 4 meters less than 3 times the breadth of the hall.
What is the length, if the breadth is b meters?