PRACTICE QUESTIONS

CLASS IX: CHAPTER – 4

LINEAR EQUATION IN TWO VARIABLES
1. Find the value of k, if x = 2, y = 1 is a solution of the equation 2x + 3y = k.

2. Find the points where the graph of the equation 3x + 4y = 12 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis.

3. At what point does the graph of the linear equation x + y = 5 meet a line which is parallel to the
y-axis, at a distance 2 units from the origin and in the positive direction of x-axis.
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4. Determine the point on the graph of the equation 2x + 5y = 20 whose x-coordinate is times its
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ordinate.

5. Draw the graph of the equation represented by the straight line which is parallel to the x-axis and
is 4 units above it.

6. Draw the graphs of linear equations y = x and y = – x on the same cartesian plane. What do you
observe?
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7. Determine the point on the graph of the linear equation 2x + 5y = 19, whose ordinate is 1 times
2
its abscissa.

8. Draw the graph of the equation represented by a straight line which is parallel to the x-axis and at
a distance 3 units below it.

9. Draw the graph of the linear equation whose solutions are represented by the points having the
sum of the coordinates as 10 units.

10. Write the linear equation such that each point on its graph has an ordinate 3 times its abscissa.

11. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of 3y = ax + 7, then find the value of a.

12. How many solution(s) of the equation 2x + 1 = x – 3 are there on the : (i) Number line (ii)
Cartesian plane

13. Find the solution of the linear equation x + 2y = 8 which represents a point on (i) x-axis (ii) y-
axis

14. For what value of c, the linear equation 2x + cy = 8 has equal values of x and y for its solution.

15. Let y varies directly as x. If y = 12 when x = 4, then write a linear equation. What is the value of
y when x = 5?

16. Draw the graph of the linear equation 2x + 3y = 12. At what points, the graph of the equation
cuts the x-axis and the y-axis?

17. Show that the points A (1, 2), B (– 1, – 16) and C (0, – 7) lie on the graph of the linear equation
y = 9x – 7.

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18. The following values of x and y are thought to satisfy a linear equation :
x 1 2
y 1 3
Draw the graph, using the values of x, y as given in the above table. At what point the graph of
the linear equation (i) cuts the x-axis. (ii) cuts the y-axis.
19. The Autorikshaw fare in a city is charged Rs 10 for the first kilometer and @ Rs 4 per kilometer
for subsequent distance covered. Write the linear equation to express the above statement. Draw
the graph of the linear equation.

20. The work done by a body on application of a constant force is the product of the constant force
and the distance travelled by the body in the direction of force. Express this in the form of a
linear equation in two variables and draw its graph by taking the constant force as 3 units. What
is the work done when the distance travelled is 2 units. Verify it by plotting the graph.

21. The following values of x and y are thought to satisfy a linear equation, Write the linear equation.
x 6 –6
y –6 6
Draw the graph, using the values of x, y as given in the above table. At what point the graph of
the linear equation (i) cuts the x-axis. (ii) cuts the y-axis.

22. Draw the graph of the linear equation 3x + 4y = 6. At what points, the graph cuts the x-axis and
the y-axis.

23. The force exerted to pull a cart is directly proportional to the acceleration produced in the body.
Express the statement as a linear equation of two variables and draw the graph of the same by
taking the constant mass equal to 6 kg. Read from the graph, the force required when the
acceleration produced is (i) 5 m/sec2, (ii) 6 m/sec2.

24. If the temperature of a liquid can be measured in Kelvin units as x°K or in Fahrenheit units as
y°F, the relation between the two systems of measurement of temperature is given by the linear
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equation y  ( x  273)  32
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(i) Find the temperature of the liquid in Fahrenheit if the temperature of the liquid is 313°K.
(ii) If the temperature is 158° F, then find the temperature in Kelvin.

25. The linear equation that converts Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C) is given by the relation
5 F  160
C
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(i) If the temperature is 86°F, what is the temperature in Celsius?
(ii) If the temperature is 35°C, what is the temperature in Fahrenheit?
(iii) If the temperature is 0°C what is the temperature in Fahrenheit and if the temperature is 0°F,
what is the temperature in Celsius?
(iv) What is the numerical value of the temperature which is same in both the scales?

26. Draw the graph of x + y = 7 and x – y = 2 on the same graph.

27. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of the equation 3y = ax + 7, find the value of a.

28. The taxi fare in a city is as follows: For the first kilometre, the fare is Rs 8 and for the subsequent
distance it is Rs 5 per km. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as Rs y, write a
linear equation for this information, and draw its graph.

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29. Solve the equation 2x + 1 = x – 3, and represent the solution(s) on
(i) the number line,
(ii) the Cartesian plane.

30. Give the geometric representations of y = 3 as an equation

(i) in one variable (ii) in two variables

31. Give the geometric representations of 2x + 9 = 0 as an equation

(i) in one variable (ii) in two variables

32. The force applied on a body is directly proportional to the acceleration produced in the body.
Write an equation to express this situation and plot the graph of the equation.

33. Draw the graphs of the equations x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 12 = 0. Determine the coordinates
of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and the x-axis, and shade the triangular
region.

34. Draw the graphs of the equations y = x and y = –x in the same graph paper. Find the coordinates
of the point where two lines intersect.

35. Draw the graphs of the equations 3x – 2y = 4 and x + y – 3 = 0 in the same graph paper. Find the
coordinates of the point where two lines intersect.

36. Draw the graphs of the equations 3x – 2y + 6 = 0 and x + 2y – 6 = 0 in the same graph paper.
Find the area of triangle formed by the two lines and x – axis.

37. If the number of hours for which a labourer works is x and y are his wages (in rupees) and y = 2x
– 1, draw the graph of work – wages equation. From the graph, find the wages of the labourer if
he works for 6 hours.

38. A and B are friends. A is elder to B by 5 years. B’s sister C is half the age of B while A’s father
D is 8 years older than twice the age of B. If the present age of D is 48 years, find the present
ages of A, B and C.

39. A three-wheeler scoter charges Rs. 10 for the first km and Rs. 4.50 each for every subsequent
km. For a distance of x km, an amount of Rs. Y is paid. Write the linear equation representing
the above information.
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40. Solve: 5x   x  14
2 2

6x 1 x3
41. Solve: 1 
3 6
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42. Solve: 5 x  2(2 x  7)  2(3 x  1) 
2
3x  2 2 x  3 2
43. Solve:   x
4 3 3
3 x  2 4( x  1) 2
44. Solve:   (2 x  1)
7 5 3
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 x 1 x2
45. Solve: x  1
2 3
x 1 x 1
46. Solve:   
2 5 3 4
x 3x 5 x
47. Solve:    21
2 4 6
8 x 17 5 x
48. Solve: x7  
3 6 2
3x  4 2
49. Solve: 
2  6x 5
7 x  4 4
50. Solve: 
x2 3
51. The ages of Rahul and Haroon are in the ratio 5:7. Four years later the sum of their ages
will be 56 years. What are their present ages?

52. Baichung’s father is 26 years younger than Baichung’s grandfather and 29 years older
than Baichung. The sum of the ages of all the three is 135 years. What is the age of each
one of them?

53. Lakshmi is a cashier in a bank. She has currency notes of denominations Rs 100, Rs 50
and Rs 10, respectively. The ratio of the number of these notes is 2:3:5. The total cash
with Lakshmi is Rs 4,00,000. How many notes of each denomination does she have?

54. I have a total of Rs 300 in coins of denomination Re 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5. The number of Rs

2 coins is 3 times the number of Rs 5 coins. The total number of coins is 160. How many
coins of each denomination are with me?

55. The organisers of an essay competition decide that a winner in the competition gets a
prize of Rs 100 and a participant who does not win gets a prize of Rs 25. The total prize
money distributed is Rs 3,000. Find the number of winners, if the total number of
participants is 63.

56. The digits of a two-digit number differ by 3. If the digits are interchanged, and the
resulting number is added to the original number, we get 143. What can be the original
number?

57. Arjun is twice as old as Shriya. Five years ago his age was three times Shriya’s age. Find
their present ages.

58. A positive number is 5 times another number. If 21 is added to both the numbers, then
one of the new numbers becomes twice the other new number. What are the numbers?

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59. Sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. When we interchange the digits, it is found
that the resulting new number is greater than the original number by 27. What is the two-
digit number?

60. One of the two digits of a two digit number is three times the other digit. If you
interchange the digits of this two-digit number and add the resulting number to the
original number, you get 88. What is the original number?

61. Shobo’s mother’s present age is six times Shobo’s present age. Shobo’s age five years
from now will be one third of his mother’s present age. What are their present ages?

62. There is a narrow rectangular plot, reserved for a school, in Mahuli village. The length
and breadth of the plot are in the ratio 11:4. At the rate Rs100 per metre it will cost the
village panchayat Rs 75000 to fence the plot. What are the dimensions of the plot?

63. A grandfather is ten times older than his granddaughter. He is also 54 years older than
her. Find their present ages.

64. A man’s age is three times his son’s age. Ten years ago he was five times his son’s age.
Find their present ages.

65. Present ages of Anu and Raj are in the ratio 4:5. Eight years from now the ratio of their
ages will be 5:6. Find their present ages.

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