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Linear equations worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions on "linear equations" — DfE statement A17. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.

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Linear equations worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · A17 · Linear equations · 15 questions

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1.Solve 3(2x − 1) = 27
(a)4
(b)5
(c)4.5
(d)4 2/3
2.Solve 3x − 5 = 4.
(a)9
(b)−1/3
(c)6
(d)3
3.Solve (2x + 1)/3 = 5
(a)7
(b)14
(c)8
(d)2
4.Solve 6x − 5 = 3x + 13.
(a)18
(b)2
(c)2.67
(d)6
5.Noah says that y = 3 is the solution of the equation y + 10 = 12. Noah is wrong. Work out the correct value of y.
(a)y = 22
(b)y = −2
(c)y = 2
(d)y = 12
6.Solve 5(x + 3) = 40
(a)x = 8
(b)x = 11
(c)x = 7.4
(d)x = 5
7.Solve x/4 + 1 = 3
(a)x = 16
(b)x = 8
(c)x = 0.5
(d)x = 2
8.Solve 3x − 1 = 8
(a)x = 9
(b)x = 6
(c)x = 27
(d)x = 3
9.Solve 2x + 7 = x + 13
(a)x = 2
(b)x = 20
(c)x = −6
(d)x = 6
10.Solve 5x − 9 = 16
(a)1.4
(b)5
(c)25
(d)3.2
11.Solve 5x + 2 = 17.
(a)3
(b)3.8
(c)15
(d)1.4
12.The equation 3(2x − 1) = 4x + 9 is rearranged by expanding the brackets. Which of these is the correctly expanded equation?
(a)5x − 3 = 4x + 9
(b)6x − 3 = 4x + 9
(c)6x − 1 = 4x + 9
(d)6x − 4 = 4x + 9
13.Solve (3x + 2)/5 = (x + 4)/3
(a)x = 3.5
(b)x = 4.5
(c)x = 10
(d)x = 1
14.Solve 4x + 3 = 19
(a)3.75
(b)5.5
(c)4
(d)4.75
15.Solve 7x − 5 = 3x + 11
(a)−4
(b)1.5
(c)0.6
(d)4

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