DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RANIPUR CLASS VIII CHAPTER: LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE

CLASSWORK AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Verify that x = 5 is the solution of the linear equation 3x – 5 =10.

2. Solve the equation 5x + 7 = 12 and check the solution.
1 5x 7
3. Solve the equation − = and check the solution.
6 6 6
3 6 7
4. Solve the equation x − = and check the solution.
4 5 10
x −2 x −3
5. Solve − = 1 and check the solution.
4 5
6. Solve 3x + 5 = x + 10
6 3
7. Solve 3x + = 6 x + and check the solution.
5 25
1 2 − x  2x + 8
8. Solve: x −  x − = −3
4 6  3
2x −1 4
9. Solve: =
5x − 3 3
10. Solve: 15(y – 4) –2(y – 9) + 5(y + 6) = 0
m −1 m−2
11. Solve: 1 − = 1−
2 3
3t − 2 2t + 3 2
12. Solve: − = −t
4 3 3
2𝑥−1 7−3𝑥 𝑝−𝑞
13. If p = ,q= and = 1, then find x.
3 4 5

14. The sum of the two numbers is 50. If the numbers are in the ratio 2:3, find the
numbers.
15. A 2-digit number is such that the sum of its digit is 9. If 127 is added to the number,
its digits are reversed. Find the number.
16. The denominator of a fraction is 6 more than its numarator. If 2 is added to both
numerator and its denominator, the fraction becomes ½ . Find the fraction.
17. Two equal sides of a triangle are each 4m less than three times the third side. Find
the dimensions of the triangle, if its perimeter is 55m.
18. The present age of father is four times the age of his son. After 10 years, age of
father will become three times the age of his son. Find their present ages.
19. Distance between two stations A and B is 690 km. Two cars start simultaneously
from A and B towards each other, and the distance between them after 6 hours is 30
km. If the speed of one car is less than the other by 10 km/hr, find the speed of each
car.
20. Sunny has 3 boxes of different types of sweets. Box-I weights 2½ kg more than
box-II and box III weights 10 ¼ kg more than box II. The total weight of the box is
5¾ kg. What is the weight of box I?
21.
For what value of x is the perimeter of
shape 186 cm?

22. The given figure represents a cyclist riding from A to B and back again; the double
journey takes 5 hours. Find x.

23. In a competition, winner would get a price of ₹ 1000 and a participant who did not
win would get a prize of ₹ 200. The total prize money distributed is ₹ 16,000. Find
the number of winners, if the total number of participants are 40.
24. Radha takes some flowers in a basket and visits three temples one by one. At each
temple, she offers one half of the flowers from the basket. If she is left with 3
flowers at the end, find the number of flowers she had in the beginning.
25. Divide 4000 into two parts such that 15% of the first part equals 25% of the second
part.
26. The sum of ages of two brothers is 24. In 3 years, the elder brother will be twice as
old as the younger brother. How old are the brothers?
27. In a train, (2x + 5) passengers bought 50 paise tickets and (4x – 2) passengers
bought 25 paise ticket. If the total money collected was ₹ 150, find the number of
passengers of each category.