Expresswala Academy Mathematics Tuition

Simple Equations using Integers

Question paper, Set 8

  • Set 8 of 10
  • 20 questions
  • 50 marks
  • 1 hour 30 minutes

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  1. Find xx if x+49=52x + 49 = 52.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x+49=52x + 49 = 52

    ⇒x=52−49\Rightarrow x = 52 - 49

    ⇒x=3\Rightarrow x = 3

    Answer: x=3x = 3

  2. If x−67=29x - 67 = 29, then find xx.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x−67=29x - 67 = 29

    ⇒x=29+67\Rightarrow x = 29 + 67

    ⇒x=96\Rightarrow x = 96

    Answer: x=96x = 96

  3. Solve x×7=616x \times 7 = 616.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x×7=616x \times 7 = 616

    ⇒x=6167\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{616}{7}

    ⇒x=88\Rightarrow x = 88

    Answer: x=88x = 88

  4. Find xx if x7=109\displaystyle \frac{x}{7} = 109.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x7=109\displaystyle \frac{x}{7} = 109

    ⇒x=109×7\Rightarrow x = 109 \times 7

    ⇒x=763\Rightarrow x = 763

    Answer: x=763x = 763

  5. Solve: (i) x+73=−10x + 73 = -10 (ii) x−11=−14x - 11 = -14 (iii) x×3=123x \times 3 = 123 (iv) x29=420\displaystyle \frac{x}{29} = 420
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    (i) x+73=−10x + 73 = -10

    ⇒x=−10−73\Rightarrow x = -10 - 73

    ⇒x=−83\Rightarrow x = -83

    (ii) x−11=−14x - 11 = -14

    ⇒x=−14+11\Rightarrow x = -14 + 11

    ⇒x=−3\Rightarrow x = -3

    (iii) x×3=123x \times 3 = 123

    ⇒x=1233\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{123}{3}

    ⇒x=41\Rightarrow x = 41

    (iv) x29=420\displaystyle \frac{x}{29} = 420

    ⇒x=420×29\Rightarrow x = 420 \times 29

    ⇒x=12180\Rightarrow x = 12180

    Answer: (i) x=−83x = -83, (ii) x=−3x = -3, (iii) x=41x = 41, (iv) x=12180x = 12180

  6. Solve x−118=−603x - 118 = -603.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x−118=−603x - 118 = -603

    ⇒x=−603+118\Rightarrow x = -603 + 118

    Column subtraction: 603−118=485603 - 118 = 485; the bigger number is negative, so xx is negative

    ⇒x=−485\Rightarrow x = -485

    Answer: x=−485x = -485

  7. Solve x×17=120275x \times 17 = 120275.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    x×17=120275x \times 17 = 120275

    ⇒x=12027517\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{120275}{17}

    Long division: 120÷17=7120 \div 17 = 7, remainder 11; 12÷17=012 \div 17 = 0, remainder 1212; 127÷17=7127 \div 17 = 7, remainder 88; 85÷17=585 \div 17 = 5, remainder 00

    ⇒x=7075\Rightarrow x = 7075

    Answer: x=7075x = 7075

  8. Solve x−9=−78\displaystyle \frac{x}{-9} = -78.
    1 mark
    Answer and solution

    x−9=−78\displaystyle \frac{x}{-9} = -78

    ⇒x=(−78)×(−9)\Rightarrow x = (-78) \times (-9)

    −×−=+- \times - = +

    ⇒x=702\Rightarrow x = 702

    Answer: x=702x = 702

  9. Find xx if 7x−46=−2777x - 46 = -277.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    7x−46=−2777x - 46 = -277

    ⇒7x=−277+46\Rightarrow 7x = -277 + 46

    ⇒7x=−231\Rightarrow 7x = -231

    ⇒x=−2317\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-231}{7}

    ⇒x=−33\Rightarrow x = -33

    Answer: x=−33x = -33

  10. Solve x7−124=−171\displaystyle \frac{x}{7} - 124 = -171.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    x7−124=−171\displaystyle \frac{x}{7} - 124 = -171

    ⇒x7=−171+124\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{x}{7} = -171 + 124

    ⇒x7=−47\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{x}{7} = -47

    ⇒x=−47×7\Rightarrow x = -47 \times 7

    ⇒x=−329\Rightarrow x = -329

    Answer: x=−329x = -329

  11. Solve: (i) 2x7+5=−13\displaystyle \frac{2x}{7} + 5 = -13 (ii) 8x5−13=−53\displaystyle \frac{8x}{5} - 13 = -53
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    (i) 2x7+5=−13\displaystyle \frac{2x}{7} + 5 = -13

    ⇒2x7=−13−5\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{2x}{7} = -13 - 5

    ⇒2x7=−18\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{2x}{7} = -18

    ⇒2x=−18×7\Rightarrow 2x = -18 \times 7

    ⇒2x=−126\Rightarrow 2x = -126

    ⇒x=−1262\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-126}{2}

    ⇒x=−63\Rightarrow x = -63

    (ii) 8x5−13=−53\displaystyle \frac{8x}{5} - 13 = -53

    ⇒8x5=−53+13\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{8x}{5} = -53 + 13

    ⇒8x5=−40\displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{8x}{5} = -40

    ⇒8x=−40×5\Rightarrow 8x = -40 \times 5

    ⇒8x=−200\Rightarrow 8x = -200

    ⇒x=−2008\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-200}{8}

    ⇒x=−25\Rightarrow x = -25

    Answer: (i) x=−63x = -63, (ii) x=−25x = -25

  12. If x+40=−20−xx + 40 = -20 - x, then find xx.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    x+40=−20−xx + 40 = -20 - x

    ⇒x+x=−20−40\Rightarrow x + x = -20 - 40

    ⇒2x=−60\Rightarrow 2x = -60

    ⇒x=−602\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-60}{2}

    ⇒x=−30\Rightarrow x = -30

    Answer: x=−30x = -30

  13. If 2x−28=62−7x2x - 28 = 62 - 7x, then find xx.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    2x−28=62−7x2x - 28 = 62 - 7x

    ⇒2x+7x=62+28\Rightarrow 2x + 7x = 62 + 28

    ⇒9x=90\Rightarrow 9x = 90

    ⇒x=909\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{90}{9}

    ⇒x=10\Rightarrow x = 10

    Answer: x=10x = 10

  14. Solve 8x−24+3x=24+5x8x - 24 + 3x = 24 + 5x.
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    8x−24+3x=24+5x8x - 24 + 3x = 24 + 5x

    ⇒11x−24=24+5x\Rightarrow 11x - 24 = 24 + 5x

    ⇒11x−5x=24+24\Rightarrow 11x - 5x = 24 + 24

    ⇒6x=48\Rightarrow 6x = 48

    ⇒x=486\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{48}{6}

    ⇒x=8\Rightarrow x = 8

    Answer: x=8x = 8

  15. Solve 21−3x=−921 - 3x = -9.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    21−3x=−921 - 3x = -9

    ⇒−3x=−9−21\Rightarrow -3x = -9 - 21

    ⇒−3x=−30\Rightarrow -3x = -30

    ⇒x=−30−3\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-30}{-3}

    (−÷−=+)(- \div - = +)

    ⇒x=10\Rightarrow x = 10

    Answer: x=10x = 10

  16. Solve: (i) 10x+153=45+13x10x + 153 = 45 + 13x (ii) −4x+12−5x=−51-4x + 12 - 5x = -51
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    (i) 10x+153=45+13x10x + 153 = 45 + 13x

    ⇒10x−13x=45−153\Rightarrow 10x - 13x = 45 - 153

    ⇒−3x=−108\Rightarrow -3x = -108

    ⇒x=−108−3\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-108}{-3}

    (−÷−=+)(- \div - = +)

    ⇒x=36\Rightarrow x = 36

    (ii) −4x+12−5x=−51-4x + 12 - 5x = -51

    ⇒−9x+12=−51\Rightarrow -9x + 12 = -51

    ⇒−9x=−51−12\Rightarrow -9x = -51 - 12

    ⇒−9x=−63\Rightarrow -9x = -63

    ⇒x=−63−9\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-63}{-9}

    (−÷−=+)(- \div - = +)

    ⇒x=7\Rightarrow x = 7

    Answer: (i) x=36x = 36, (ii) x=7x = 7

  17. The sum of two integers is 176176. If one of them is 4242, then find the other.
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the other integer be xx.

    x+42=176x + 42 = 176

    ⇒x=176−42\Rightarrow x = 176 - 42

    ⇒x=134\Rightarrow x = 134

    Answer: 134134

  18. What number should be added to 104104 to get 186186?
    2 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the number be xx.

    104+x=186104 + x = 186

    ⇒x=186−104\Rightarrow x = 186 - 104

    ⇒x=82\Rightarrow x = 82

    Answer: 8282

  19. What number should be subtracted from −130-130 to get −127-127?
    3 marks
    Answer and solution

    Let the number be xx.

    −130−x=−127-130 - x = -127

    ⇒−x=−127+130\Rightarrow -x = -127 + 130

    ⇒−x=3\Rightarrow -x = 3

    ⇒x=−3\Rightarrow x = -3

    Answer: −3-3

  20. (i) The product of two integers is −1235-1235. If one of them is 1919, then find the other. (ii) The difference of two integers is 7878. If the smaller of them is −18-18, find the larger.
    5 marks
    Answer and solution

    (i) Let the other integer be xx.

    x×19=−1235x \times 19 = -1235

    ⇒x=−123519\displaystyle \Rightarrow x = \frac{-1235}{19}

    Long division: 123÷19=6123 \div 19 = 6, remainder 99; 95÷19=595 \div 19 = 5, remainder 00

    (−÷+=−)(- \div + = -)

    ⇒x=−65\Rightarrow x = -65

    (ii) Let the larger integer be xx.

    Larger −- smaller == difference

    x−(−18)=78x - (-18) = 78

    ⇒x=78+(−18)\Rightarrow x = 78 + (-18)

    ⇒x=60\Rightarrow x = 60

    Answer: (i) −65-65, (ii) 6060