Variables Both Sides: Real-world Applications

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on solving multi-step equations with variables on both sides, contextualized through real-world applications for GCSE Higher students.

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Variables Both Sides: Real-world Applications

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Grade GCSE Higher
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Simplify and solve for x: 3x + 5 = 2x + 9.
[2 marks]
2.
Solve for y: 4(2y - 3) = 3(y + 2) + 5.
[3 marks]
3.
If 5x - 2 = 3x + 8, find x.
[2 marks]
4.
Solve the equation: 2(3x + 4) = 4x + 10.
[2 marks]
5.
Solve for x: 7x + 3 = 2(4x - 1).
[2 marks]
6.
A shop sells pencils and erasers. The total cost is £8. If each pencil costs £1 and each eraser costs £x, and the total number of items is 10, find x if the total cost is still £8.
[4 marks]
7.
A rectangle's length is 3 meters more than twice its width. Write an equation to find the width if the perimeter is 30 meters.
[4 marks]
8.
Construct an equation where x represents the number of tickets sold. The total revenue is £150. Each ticket costs £x. Write the equation assuming the total revenue equals the price per ticket times number sold.
[4 marks]
9.
Solve for y: 2(3y - 4) = y + 8.
[3 marks]
10.
A school bus has x seats more than twice the number of rows. If there are 54 seats, write and solve an equation to find the number of rows.
[4 marks]
11.
Solve the equation: 5(2x + 3) = 3(4x - 1) + 7.
[3 marks]
12.
Identify the mistake in this solution and correct it: 2x + 3 = 2x + 5, so x = 1.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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