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Forming and solving equations from situations worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Forming and solving equations from situations worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Jack is x years old. His brother Kwame is 3 years older than Jack. Write down an expression for Kwame's age.
- 2.A box contains 6 chocolates. Write down an expression for the total number of chocolates in c boxes.
- 3.A rectangle has width x cm. Its length is 3 cm more than its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 38 cm. Form an equation and solve it to find x.
- 4.Two numbers have a sum of 45. The larger number is 9 more than the smaller number. Form an equation using n for the smaller number, and solve it to find the larger number.
- 5.Grace has t books. Noah has 1 book fewer than Grace. Write down an expression for the number of books Noah has.
- 6.A regular hexagon has sides of length (x + 2) cm. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the hexagon.
- 7.The mean of four numbers is 12.5. Three of the numbers are 8, 15 and 19. Form an equation using n for the fourth number, and solve it to find n.
- 8.Leo is three times as old as his brother. His brother is x years old. Write down an expression for Leo's age.
- 9.Two brothers have ages that add up to 30. The elder brother is 6 years older than the younger brother. Work out the age of the younger brother.
- 10.Six years ago Harry was three times as old as his brother Leo. Harry is now 24 years old. Work out Leo's age now.
- 11.Sophie's mother is 34 years old. In x years' time she will be 50 years old. Work out the value of x.
- 12.A taxi charges a fixed fee of £3 plus £2 for every mile travelled. The journey is m miles. Write down an expression for the total cost, in pounds.
- 13.A square has sides of length y cm. Write down an expression for the perimeter of the square.
- 14.Priya buys b balloons for a party. Each balloon costs 15p. Write down an expression for the total cost, in pence.
- 15.Ethan is 10 years old and his father is 40 years old. Work out how many years ago Ethan's father was seven times as old as Ethan.
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