0% found this document useful (0 votes)
17 views

Forming and Solving Equations 1

Uploaded by

James Sim
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
17 views

Forming and Solving Equations 1

Uploaded by

James Sim
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

12. Below is a rectangle, with width x cm and length 2x + 3 cm.

The perimeter of the rectangle is 72cm.

Calculate the size of the width and length.

Width = ....................cm

Length = ....................cm
(4)

13. The cost of a chair is £ x


A table costs £15 more than a chair.
The total cost of a chair and a table is £335.

Find the cost of a table.

£.....................
(3)
© Corbettmaths 2024
14.

The diagram shows a rectangle. The sides are measured in centimetres.

(a) Explain why 5x + 3 = 3x + 9

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................
(1)

(b) Solve 5x + 3 = 3x + 9

x =.....................cm
(2)

(c) Calculate the perimeter of the rectangle.

.....................cm
(2)
© Corbettmaths 2024
15. Jolene buys 14 sandwiches and 9 drinks for £91
A sandwich costs 75p more than a drink.

Find the cost of a drink.

£.....................
(4)

16. A rectangle is shown below.

(a) Explain why 4x + 1 = 2x + 9

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................
(1)

(b) Find the size of x.

x = ......................cm
(2)
(c) Work out the area of the rectangle.

......................cm²
(2)
© Corbettmaths 2024
17. Shown is a pentagon, with the size of each angle shown.

Find the size of the largest angle.

......................°
(4)

© Corbettmaths 2024
18. The diagram below shows a pair of parallel lines.

Calculate the size of the angle, 2x + 50.

......................°
(4)

© Corbettmaths 2024
19. Shown below is an isosceles triangle. Each side is measured in centimetres.

(a) Explain why 3x − 1 = x + 9

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................
(1)

(b) Solve the equation above.

x = ......................cm
(2)

(c) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle.

......................cm
(2)

© Corbettmaths 2024
20.

Work out the size of angle y.

......................°
(4)

© Corbettmaths 2024
21. ABCD is a parallelogram and EFG is an isosceles triangle.

CD = w + 2 cm EF = 3w + 9 cm FG = 8w − 3 cm

BC = 3AB

The perimeter of the parallelogram is equal to the perimeter of the triangle.

Calculate the length of EG.

......................cm
(5)

© Corbettmaths 2024
22. On Monday, Desmond ran x kilometres.

On Tuesday, he ran three kilometres less than Monday.

On Wednesday, Desmond ran four times the distance he ran on Monday.

The mean distance ran was 16 kilometres.

Work out how far Desmond ran on Wednesday

......................km
(5)

© Corbettmaths 2024

You might also like