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GCSE (1 – 9)

Solving Equations

Instructions

• Use black ink or ball-point pen.

• Answer all Questions.
• Answer the Questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated.
• You must show all your working out.

Information

• The marks for each Question are shown in brackets

– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each Question.

Advice

• Read each Question carefully before you start to answer it.

• Keep an eye on the time.
• Try to answer every Question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end

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1 Write a number in each box to make the calculation correct.

(i) 7 + = 12 (1)

(ii) 11 – = 3 (1)

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

2 Solve x + 4 = 19

x=
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

d
3 Solve = 9.5
2

d=
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

4 Solve 7y = 63

y=
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

5 Solve 5 – m = 12

m=
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

6 Solve 5g = 40

g=
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7 Solve 4(a – 3) = 22

a=
(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

8 Solve 5(x – 6) = 65

x=
(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

9 Solve 8(m – 5) = 48

m=
(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

10 (a) Solve x + 7 = 13

x=
(1)
(b) Solve 3h – 5 = 12

h=
(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)
11 (a) Solve x + x + x = 42

x=
(1)
y
(b) Solve =4
3

y=
(c) Solve 2a – 5 = 19 (1)

x=
(1)
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

12 Solve 3(b – 5) = 27

b=
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

2x
13 (a) Solve =6
3

x=
(2)
(b) Solve 2(n + 5) = 15

n=
(2)
(Total for Question 13 is 3 marks)
14 (a) Solve a + a + a + a = 24

a=
(1)
(b) Solve b–3=4

b=
(c) Solve 4c + 6 = 18 (1)

c=
(2)
(Total for Question 14 is 4 marks)

15 (a) Solve 4a = 20

a=
(1)
(b) Solve 3y + 9 = 24

y=
(2)
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)

y
16 Solve –5=4
3

y=
(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)
17 (a) Solve 3 = 9 – 4k

k=
(2)
d +3
(b) Solve =5
4

d=
(2)

(Total for Question 17 is 4 marks)

18 (a) Solve 6w = 4w + 9

w=
(2)
(b) Solve 3x + 8 = 2

x=
(2)

(Total for Question 18 is 4 marks)

19 (a) Solve 2p + 24 = 5p

p=
(2)

(b) Solve 24 = 4(2x – 5)

x=
(2)
(Total for Question 19 is 4 marks)
20 Solve 3x + 12 = 5x + 4

x=
(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)

21 Solve 2m – 20 = 10 + 7m

m=
(Total for Question 21 is 2 marks)

22 Solve 10 – 2s = s – 8

s=
(Total for Question 22 is 2 marks)

23 Solve 6y + 11 = 3y + 5

y=
(Total for Question 23 is 2 marks)
24 Solve 7y + 18 = 2y + 28

y=
(Total for Question 24 is 2 marks)

25 Solve 2x + 20 = 6x – 12

x=
(Total for Question 25 is 2 marks)

26 Solve 3x – 9 = x – 8

x=
(Total for Question 26 is 2 marks)

27 Solve 10t – 19 = 7t – 14

t=
(Total for Question 27 is 2 marks)