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Linear equations with fractions – mid-level GCSE maths

June 9, 2016 by Simon Deacon Leave a Comment

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Linear equations with fractions are becoming more popular on High School maths papers

… and tend to be worth high marks. This post is really for the higher level questions that involve fractions, although here’s a couple of additional posts that also might be of interest:

3 Minute Maths; Solving Linear Equations

How to solve linear equations with video examples

How to solve simultaneous linear equations; using algebra

Please don’t leave this page too quickly! Here’s some top tips when solving with linear equations with fractions:

Top Tips

  • You need to find a way to make sure the denominators are the same
  • Imagine that you are dealing with ‘normal’ fractions – how do you add 1/4 + 1/3 ?
  • Be very logical and always work down the page
  • Write each line out completely and ‘balance’ each time
  • Look for opportunities to put the terms containing x on one side, and everything else on the other
  • Try to avoid negative terms
  • If you’ve got time, put the value of x back in to check you’re correct

If you’d like to ask for any more detail, or you’re not sure about anything, please do ask a question in the comments section.

All best with your studies

 

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Solving linear equations with fractions – GCSE maths level 6

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