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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.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?
- 2.A square has sides of length y cm. Write down an expression for the perimeter of the square.
- 3.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.
- 4.A plumber charges a call-out fee of £30 plus £25 for each hour worked. The total bill for a job was £130. Work out how many hours the plumber worked.
- 5.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.
- 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.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.
- 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.A box contains 6 chocolates. Write down an expression for the total number of chocolates in c boxes.
- 10.A number, n, is tripled and then 4.5 is added. The result is 22.5. Form an equation and solve it to find n.
- 11.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.
- 12.Sophie's mother is 34 years old. In x years' time she will be 50 years old. Work out the value of x.
- 13.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.
- 14.Jack is x years old. His brother Kwame is 3 years older than Jack. Write down an expression for Kwame's age.
- 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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