Linear Equations MCQs with Answers

Past Paper MCQ

If $(7x - 1) = (4x + 8)$, what is the value of $x$?

• A.$3$
• B.$2$
• C.$-3$
• D.$9$

Past Paper MCQ

In the system of equations above, $ax + 2y = 5$ and $3x - 6y = 20$, $a$ is a constant. If the system has one solution, which of the following CANNOT be the value of $a$?

• A.$5$
• B.$0$
• C.$2$
• D.$-1$

Solve for $x$: $20 = 3x + 8$; $x = \_\_\_\_\_$?

• A.$5$
• B.$3$
• C.$6$
• D.$4$

Tom has marbles. Bob has 10 marbles. Tom has 3 more marbles than Bob. Which number sentence is correct?

• A.$10 - 3 = 7$
• B.$10 + 3 = 13$
• C.$\boxed{?} - 3 = 10$
• D.$3 + 10 = 13$

If $\frac{x}{4} = \frac{y}{2}$, then _?

• A.$x = 4y$
• B.$x = \frac{y}{2}$
• C.$y = 2x$
• D.$x = 2y$

The solution set of the equation $x - 3 = 4$ is:

• A.$\{7\}$
• B.$\{1\}$
• C.$\{-7\}$
• D.$\{12\}$

133 added to a number is 75 more than 4 times the number. Find the number.

• A.$\frac{133}{3}$
• B.$\frac{58}{5}$
• C.$\frac{75}{4}$
• D.$\frac{58}{3}$

A number exceeds another number by $5$, and the sum of the numbers is $19$. Find the smaller number.

• A.$5$
• B.$7$
• C.$12$
• D.$14$

The solution of $x + 3 < 9$ is?

• A.$x < 6$
• B.$x > 6$
• C.$x < 12$
• D.$x > 12$

If $p - 2q = 14$ and $3p + q = 11$, then $p =$ ?

• A.$\frac{25}{7}$
• B.$\frac{7}{36}$
• C.$5$
• D.$\frac{36}{7}$