Number and algebra: Linear and non-linear relationships

Chapter 11: Linear equations 2019 Assignment Name: ___________________________

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1 Starting with the equation y = 6, which new equation do you get when you multiply both 1
sides by 2?
A 2+y=6
B y2=6
C y = 12
y
D = 12
2
E 2y = 12

2 If you added 4 to both sides of an equation and the new equation was x + 1 = 5, what was the 1
starting equation?

3 Solve the following equation. 3

a 5x + 7  2x + 1 = 10

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4 Solve the following equations. 6

b 5y  4y  9 = 81

c 8d + 5  4d  3 = 10

5 Solve the following equations. 9

 6w
a =6
7

g
b 6=2
9

h4
c = 10
3

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6 Solve the following equations. 12
a 2(n + 6)  2 = 4

 3( x  4)
b =4
6

3(t  2)
c + 10 = 20
5

7 Draw a diagram to help solve this problem. 3

In a rectangle, the width is 3 cm shorter than the length. If the perimeter is 14 cm, find the
length of the rectangle.

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8 Solve the following equations. 10
a 2w  5 = 13  w

b 7z + 2 = 8  3z

c 2 + 7q = 83  2q

d 5r + 3(2r  6) = 8 + 7(r + 2)

9 Jack is 8 cm shorter than Pat. If their total height is 200 cm, how tall is Pat? 3

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10 A rectangle is four times longer than it is wide. If it has a perimeter of 180 m, what are its 3
dimensions?
4x
x x
4x

11 Three consecutive odd numbers add up to 219. What are the three numbers? (Let x be the 3
first number.)

12 A student made an error in the following problem: 3

The first equation was
4x + 7 = 11
Which they `simplified’ to
4x = 18
What error has been made?

What should the second `simplified’ equation be?

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13 Explain why the equation 5x + 1 = 5x – 4 has no solutions. 2

14 Fred is 25 years older than Bill. In 5 years, he will be twice as old as Bill. Find their present 4
ages.

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