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Equations with Fractions 1

Solve each of the following:

y y 4m + 3m = 47
Q1 + =7 Q11
3 4 5 8

x + x = 12 2 x − 3 x = 13
Q2 Q12 9 7
2 3

y y 2x − 4x = 3
Q3 + = 11 Q13
3 8 3 11

Q4 x− x =5 Q14 4 x − 2 x = 14
4 9 3 5

x − x = 12 h − 2h = 2
Q5 Q15
4 7 3 7

m + m = −10 2x − 2x = 3
Q6 Q16
2 3 9 7

a + a = −4 h − h = −20
Q7 Q17
2 6 7 3

h + h = 14 y y
Q8 5 2
Q18 − = 55
7 12

y y m − 5m = 7
Q9 − =1 Q19
12 15 2 6

Q10 a − a = 2 Q20 7 h − 4h = 43
6 10 5 9

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Equations with Fractions

Solve the following:

Q1 4 x = 12 Q11 -12a = 8
5 3

8m = 16 6m = 12
Q2 Q12
5 7

5y 3t = −9
Q3 = 20 Q13
3 10

6x = 9 - 2t = 8
Q4 Q14
5 9

2y 3t = −18
Q5 = −14 Q15
3 4

5y x +3 = 5
Q6 = 15 Q16
2 4

3a = 9 m −5 = 6
Q7 Q17
7 4

5n = 15 h−7 = 8
Q8 Q18 3
6

3x = 9 1+ d = 9
Q9 8
Q19 5

2y 3− m = 4
Q10 =8 Q20
5 7

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Equations involving Substitution

Q1 If y = mx + b , find x given that y = 55 , m = 3 , b = 10 .

Q2 Given V = π r 2h and V = 410 , π = 22

7 , r = 6 , find h (correct to 2 decimal places).

Q3 E = 12 mv 2 . Calculate the positive value of v , if E = 21.6 and m = 30.

Q4 Given C = E , calculate E when C = 0.2 and R = 20.

R

Q5 In Physics the formula W = 1 m(v 2 − u 2 ) is often used.

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What is the value of m when W = 240 , v = 6 , u = 4 ?

Q6 If v = u + gt , what is the value of t when v = 170 , u = 10 , g = 32 ?

Q7 Given that S = 12 Lt 2 , find the value of L when S = 144 , t = 3.

Q8 Given that C = 2π r and π = 22

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, find r when C = 44.

Q9 The volume of a sphere is given by V = 43 π r 3 .

Calculate the value of r if V = 113 17 , π = 22
7 .

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Q10 If S = 4 π r , find r if S = 706.5 , π = 3.14 . Give answer correct to 1 decimal place.

Q11 If C = a 2 + b 2 , find the value of b when C = 26 , a = 24. (b is positive.)

Q12 Given v 2 = u 2 + 2 fs , find the value of s when u = 16 , f = −2 , v = 0 .

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