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Evaluate a linear function

Grade 8 math · Fieldbook Learning

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Replace x with the number in the brackets and work it out.

  1. f(x) = −4x − 8. Find f(1).
  2. f(x) = 8x − 9. Find f(−1).
  3. f(x) = −3x + 2. Find f(−3).
  4. f(x) = −3x − 4. Find f(−5).
  5. f(x) = −3x − 12. Find f(3).
  6. g(x) = −x + 4. Find g(1).
  7. f(x) = 5x − 10. Find f(−8).
  8. f(x) = 4x − 1. Find f(−1).
  9. f(x) = −x + 7. Find f(−5).
  10. g(x) = −9x + 3. Find g(−9).
  11. g(x) = −7x + 8. Find g(2).
  12. f(x) = −13x + 0. Find f(−1).
  13. g(x) = −13x − 3. Find g(0).
  14. f(x) = 8x + 3. Find f(−3).
  15. p(x) = −11x + 8. Find p(0).
  16. g(x) = −7x − 11. Find g(−9).
  17. q(x) = −17x + 5. Find q(−9).
  18. p(x) = −29x + 12. Find p(15).
  19. f(x) = 10x − 1. Find f(9).
  20. q(x) = −8x + 11. Find q(10).
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Answer key: Evaluate a linear function

  1. -12
  2. -17
  3. 11
  4. 11
  5. -21
  6. 3
  7. -50
  8. -5
  9. 12
  10. 84
  11. -6
  12. 13
  13. -3
  14. -21
  15. 8
  16. 52
  17. 158
  18. -423
  19. 89
  20. -69