GCSE linear equations revision questions
Use this page when you want GCSE-style linear-equation practice rather than a longer concept lesson.
Start here if you want the short version before reading the full method.
- Most GCSE linear-equation questions are solved by undoing operations in reverse order.
- Important answers should be checked in the original equation before you move on.
What this topic means and what to look for first.
This page is built for revision pace: quick worked examples, short practice prompts, and a simple self-check routine.
It works best alongside the broader linear-equations guide and the one-step / two-step method pages.
One reliable route through the topic.
- 1Identify whether the question is one-step, two-step, or slightly messier because of brackets, fractions, or decimals.
- 2Undo the operations in the correct order until the variable is isolated.
- 3Check the answer in the original equation before moving to the next question.
See the method in action.
5x + 3 = 18
- Subtract 3 to get 5x = 15.
- Divide by 5.
- So x = 3.
3(x + 2) = 21
- Expand the bracket to get 3x + 6 = 21.
- Subtract 6 to get 3x = 15.
- Divide by 3, so x = 5.
Things that commonly send the method off track.
- Undoing operations in the wrong order.
- Expanding a bracket incorrectly before solving.
- Checking the answer in a simplified line instead of in the original equation.
Use a short verification pass before moving on.
- Substitute the final value back into the original equation and compare both sides directly.
- If the answer fails, go back to the first line where you expanded, cleared fractions, or moved a term.
Try a few variations before switching to a calculator or solver tool.
- x + 8 = 14
- 4x - 7 = 13
- 2(x + 5) = 18
- x/3 + 2 = 7
- 0.4x + 1.2 = 3.6
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Short answers worth checking.
One-step, two-step, bracket, fraction, and decimal equations are all common GCSE revision patterns.
Substitute the final value into the original equation and confirm that both sides match.
Simplify the clutter first, such as clearing fractions or expanding brackets, before isolating the variable.
Continue with the next closely related topic.
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