Linear Equations (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Core)

Exam Questions

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Solve the equation  12 x minus 7 equals 23

x space equals.....................................

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2
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Solve these equations.

i) x plus 7 equals 15

x = ..............................................[1]

ii) 5 left parenthesis 3 x space plus space 8 right parenthesis space equals space 10

x=.....................................[3]

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3a
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Solve.

8 open parentheses w plus 11 close parentheses equals 120

w = ................................................... 

3b
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fraction numerator x minus 2 over denominator 3 end fraction equals 3

x = ...................................................

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Solve.

7 x minus 5 space equals space 16

x space equals ..................................

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5a
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Complete these statements.

When w space equals.............................. , 10 w equals 70.

5b
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When 5 x equals 15 comma space space 12 x equals.........................

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1
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Solve these equations.

i) x over 3 equals 18

x equals............................[1]

ii) 5 x plus 18 equals 8

x equals...............................[2]

iii) 12 x minus 3 equals 4 x plus 21

x equals............................[2]

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2
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Solve the equation.

6 minus 2 x equals 3 x

x space= ............................................

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3
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Solve.

5 open parentheses 2 x plus 4 close parentheses equals 85

x = ................................................. 

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Solve these equations.

i) 5 x equals negative 30

x space equals space................................................. space left square bracket 1 right square bracket

ii) 4 x minus 2 equals 28

x space equals space................................................. space left square bracket 2 right square bracket

iii) 3 open parentheses 2 x plus 7 close parentheses equals 12

x space equals space................................................. space left square bracket 3 right square bracket

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Solve.

i) 10 x equals 5

x = ................................................... [1]

ii) 7 x minus 3 equals 2 x plus 11

x space= ................................................... [2]

iii) 3 open parentheses 2 x minus 1 close parentheses equals 27

x = ................................................... [3]

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Solve these equations.

i) x over 4 equals 20

x = .............................................. [1]

ii) 3 x space minus space 5 space equals space 16

x = .............................................. [2]

iii) 5 left parenthesis 2 x space plus space 1 right parenthesis space equals space 27

x space= .............................................. [3]

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The diagram shows a shape made from rectangles.
The shape has a total area of 517m2.

Find the value of x.

x equals.....................

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In this part, all measurements are in centimetres.

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The diagram shows a kite with sides open parentheses 2 x plus 5 close parentheses and open parentheses 3 x minus 1 close parentheses. The perimeter of the kite is 33 cm.

Work out the length of a shorter side.

............................................ cm

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Rovers, United and City are football teams.

Rovers scoredspace x spacegoals.
United scored 8 goals more than Rovers.
City scored 3 goals less than twice the number of goals scored by Rovers.

The three teams scored a total of 117 goals.

Write down and solve an equation to find the value of x.

x = .................................................

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In this part, all angles are in degrees.

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i) Use the information in the triangle to write down an equation in terms of x.

[1]

ii) Solve this equation to find the value of x.

x space= ................................................. [3]

iii) Work out the size of the smallest angle in the triangle.

[2]

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i) Navja weighs a parcel with mass wkg on her scales. She uses the masses shown to balance the scales.

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Work out the value of w.

w = ................................................. [3]

ii) Sometimes Navja uses an electronic weighing machine. The machine gives the mass, p kg, of a parcel as 12.4kg, correct to the nearest 100g.

Complete this statement about the value of p.

.................. less-than or slanted equal to p less than ................... [2]

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A club is arranging transport for its members.

Speedy Coaches charge $625 plus $15 per member.

The total cost, in dollars, for x members is given by the expression 15 x space plus space 625.

i) Sporty Coaches charge $117 plus $19 per member.

Write an expression for the total cost, in dollars, for xmembers.

[2]

ii) The total cost is the same for both Speedy Coaches and Sporty Coaches.

Write down an equation and solve it to find x.

x space= .............................................. [3]

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Cara has n pencils.
Alice has twice as many pencils as Cara.
Leon has three more pencils than Alice.
The three children have a total of 58 pencils.

Use this information to write down an equation and solve it to find the value of n.

n = ................................................... 

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Esme buys 8 magazines at $2.45 each and y cards at $3.15 each.
Esme spends $60.55 in total.

How many cards does she buy?

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Neelum hires a machine to clean carpets.
It costs $25 to hire the machine for the first day and $9 for each extra day after the first day.
Neelum pays a total of $88 to hire the machine.

Work out the total number of days she hires the machine for.

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