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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 scout leader is 44 years old and one of the scouts is 16 years old. Work out how many years it will be until the leader is exactly twice as old as the scout.
- 2.A number, n, is doubled and then 7 is subtracted. The result is 15. Form an equation and solve it to find n.
- 3.Leo is three times as old as his brother. His brother is x years old. Write down an expression for Leo's age.
- 4.Harry is 14 years old and Mia is 8 years old. Will Harry ever be exactly twice as old as Mia? Give a reason for your answer.
- 5.A box contains 6 chocolates. Write down an expression for the total number of chocolates in c boxes.
- 6.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.
- 7.A cinema sells adult tickets for £10 and child tickets for £6. A family group buys 9 tickets in total, spending £74. Work out how many adult tickets were bought.
- 8.Jack is x years old. His brother Kwame is 3 years older than Jack. Write down an expression for Kwame's age.
- 9.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.
- 10.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.
- 11.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.
- 12.Oliver buys b pens. Each pen costs £2. 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.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.
- 15.Grace has t books. Noah has 1 book fewer than Grace. Write down an expression for the number of books Noah has.
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