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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.A regular hexagon has sides of length (x + 2) cm. Write down an expression, in terms of x, for the perimeter of the hexagon.
- 2.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.
- 3.Priya buys b balloons for a party. Each balloon costs 15p. Write down an expression for the total cost, in pence.
- 4.Oliver buys b pens. Each pen costs £2. Write down an expression for the total cost, in pounds.
- 5.Yusuf has £40 saved and adds £6 each week. His sister Aisha has £10 saved and adds £11 each week. After how many weeks will they have saved the same amount?
- 6.A phone plan costs a fixed £15 per month plus 8p per minute of calls. In one month, Jamal's bill was £23.80. Form an equation using m for the number of minutes, and solve it to find how many minutes Jamal used that month.
- 7.Amelia's mother is three times as old as Amelia. Four years ago her mother was five times as old as Amelia was then. Work out Amelia's age now.
- 8.A number, n, is doubled and then 7 is subtracted. The result is 15. Form an equation and solve it to find n.
- 9.A box contains 6 chocolates. Write down an expression for the total number of chocolates in c boxes.
- 10.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.
- 11.Grace has t books. Noah has 1 book fewer than Grace. Write down an expression for the number of books Noah has.
- 12.A rectangle has length k cm and width 5 cm less than its length. Write down an expression for the width of the rectangle, in cm.
- 13.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.
- 14.Yuki is y years old. Her brother is 4 years younger than Yuki. Write down an expression, in terms of y, for the brother's age in 5 years' time.
- 15.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.
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