Chapter 3: Pair Of Linear Equations In Two Variables (4-5 Marks)

1.Finding whether the given equations are consistent or not.

2. Finding the value of the variable, given that the pair of LE are intersecting, parallel or coincident.
3. Solving the given pair of LE by substitution or Elimination
Method. (Specific type: Solve: 99x y + 101 = 499, 101x + 99y =501)
4. Word Problems: fixed charges, train, age, fraction, reversed digits.

1. 3 chairs and 1 table cost ₹ 900 ; whereas5 chairs and 3 tables cost ₹ 2,100 . If the cost of 1 chair is ₹ x and the cost of 1
table is ₹ y,then the situation can be represented algebraically as
a) 3x+y=900,3x+5y=2100
b) x+3y=900,3x+5y=2100
c) 3x+y=900,5x+3y=2100
d) x+3y=900,5x+3y=2100
2.Which one of the following points lie on theline 2x-3y=5 ?
(A) (-4,1)
(B) (4,-1)
(C) (4,1)
(D) (-4,-1)
3.Draw the graph of the equation 2x+y=3 ?
4. Solve the pair of equations x=3 and y=-4 graphically.
5. The pair of equations x=a and y=bgraphically represents lines which are :
(a) parallel
(b) intersecting at (b, a)
(c) coincident

6. The area of the triangle formed by the line 𝑥/a+𝑦/ b = 1 with the coordinate axes is :
(d) intersecting at (a,b)

(a) ab
(b) 1/2 ab
(c) 1/4 ab
(d) 2ab
7. Draw the graph of the equations x-y+1=0 and 3x+2y-12=0. Using this graph, find the
values of x and y which satisfy both the equations.
8. The point of intersection of the line represented by 3x-y=3 and y-axis is given by
Draw the graph of the equations x-y+1=0 and 3x+2y-12=0. Using this graph, find the
values of x and y which satisfy both the equations.
(A) (0,-3)
(B) (0,3)
(C) (2,0)
(D) (-2,0)
9. Find the value of k for which the system of equations x+2y=5 and 3x+ky+15=0 has no
solution.
10. The pair of linear equations 2x=5y+6 and 15y=6x-18 represents two lines which are :
(a) intersecting
(b) parallel
(c) coincident
(d) either intersecting or parallel
11. Using graphical method, find whether following system of linear equations is
consistent or not : x=0 and y=-7
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13. If the system of linear equation2x+3y=7 and 2ax+(a+b)y = 28 have infinite number of solutions, then find the values
of ' a ' and 'b'.
14. For what value of k, does the system of linear equations 2x + 3y = 7 (k − 1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k
have an infinite number of solutions?
15. The value of k for which the pair of equations kx=y+2 and 6x=2y+3 has infinitely many solutions,
(A) is k=3
(B) does not exist
(C) is k=-3
(D) is k=4
16. The value of k for which the system of linear equations x+2y=3, 5x+ky+7=0 is inconsistent is
(a) -14/3
(b) 2/5
(c) 5
(d) 10
17. The value of k, for which the pair of linear equations kx+y=k2 and x+ky=1 have infinitely many solutions is
(a) ±1
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) 2
18. The pair of equations ax+2y=9 and 3x+ by =18 represent parallel lines,where a,b are integers, if :
(a) a=b
(b) 3a=2 b
(c) 2a=3 b
(d) ab=6
19. If the pair of equations 3x-y+8=0 and 6x-ry+16=0 represent coincident lines, then the value of ' r ' is :
(a) -1/2
(b) 1/2
(c) -2
(d) 2
20For which value of k will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
3𝑥+𝑦= 1
(2𝑘-1)𝑥+(𝑘-1)𝑦=2𝑘+1

𝑥+ 𝑦= 14
21. Substitution Method Solve the pair of linear equations by the substitution method

𝑥- 𝑦= 4
22. Solve the pair of linear equations3x + 4y= 10 and 2x - 2y= 2
23. Solve the pair of linear equations by the elimination method x + y = 5 and 2x - 3y = 4

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25. Solve the following pair of linear equations :

3𝑥+ 4𝑦=10
2𝑥- 2𝑦 =2

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27. Solve 2x + 3y = 11 and 2x - 4y = -24 and then find the value of m for which y = mx + 3
28. If 217x + 131y = 913 and131x + 217y = 827 then solve the equations for the values of x and y.
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33.
Father's age is 3 times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5years, his age will be
twice the sum of ages of the two children. Find the age of father.
34.
The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of his son.
Three years hence the father's age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son.
Determine their present ages.
35.
Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half times as old
as his son. How old is Sumit at present?
36.
A father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years his
age will be two times the sum of their ages.Find the present age of the father.

37.
A fraction becomes 1/3 when 1 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 1/4
when 8 is added to its denominator.Find the fraction.
38. Sum of the digits of a two digit number is 9 .When we interchange the digit it is found
that the resulting new number is greater than the original number by 27. What is the two digit number

39.
The sum of the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is 18 .If the denominator is increased by 2 ,
the fraction reduces to 1/3. Find the fraction.
40.
A fraction becomes 1/3 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 1/2
when 1 is subtracted from the denominator. Find the fraction.
41.
Half of the difference between two numbers is 2 . The sum of the greater number and
twice the smaller number is 13 . Find the numbers.
42.
Two people are 16 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same time.
If they walk towards each other with different speeds, they will meet in 2 hours.Had they walked in the same direction
with same speeds as before, they would have met in 8 hours. Find their walking speeds.
43. Places A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car starts from A and another from B at the same time. If the
cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours. If they travel towards each other, they meet
in 1 hour. What are the speeds of the two cars?
44. A boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km downstream in 10 hours. In 13 hours, it can
go 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream.Determine the speed of the stream and that of the boat in still water.
45.
Roohi travels 300 km to her home partly by train and partly by bus. She takes 4 hours if she travels 60 km by train and
the remaining by bus. If she travels 100 km by train and the remaining by bus, she
takes 10 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and the bus separately.
46.
A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been 10 km/h faster, it would have taken 2
hours less than the scheduled time. And, if the train were slower by 10 km/h; it would have taken 3 hours more than the
scheduled time. Find the distance covered by the train.
47.
Taxi charges in a city consist of fixed charges and the remaining charges depend upon the distance travelled. For a
journey of 10 km, the charge paid is ₹ 75 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is ₹ 110 .Find the fixed charge and
charges per km. Hence, find the charge of covering a distance of 35 km.
48.
A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has
taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 25 days, he has to pay ₹ 4,500 , whereas a student B who takes
food for 30 days, has to pay ₹ 5,200 . Find the fixed charges per
month and the cost of food per day.
49.
The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18o. Find the angles.
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 SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.

1. Two lines are given to be parallel. The equation of one of the lines is 3x – 2y = 5. The equation of the
second line can be
(a) 9x + 8y = 7 (b) –12x – 8y = 7 (c) –12x + 8y = 7 (d) 12x + 8y = 7

2. What is the value of k such that the following pair of equations have infinitely many solutions? x – 2y
= 3 and – 3x + ky = – 9.
(a) (–6) (b) –3 (c) 3 (d) 6

3. The pair of linear equations (3/2)x + (5/3)y = 7 and 9x + 10y = 14 is

(a) consistent (b) inconsistent
(c) consistent with one solution (d) consistent with many solutions

4. If the system of equations 3x + y = 1 and (2k – 1)x +(k – 1)y = 2k + 1 is inconsistent, then k =
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

5. The values of x and y satisfying the two equations 32x + 33y = 34, 33x + 32y = 31 respectively are
(a) –1, 2 (b) –1, 4 (c) 1, –2 (d) –1, –4
6. What is the value of q if p/2 + 3q = 6 and 2p – 2q = 10?
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 16

7. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then the value of k is
(a) −5/4 (b) 2/5 (c) 15/4 (d) 3/2

8. The pair of equations ax + 2y = 9 and 3x + by = 18 represent parallel lines, where a, b are

integers, if :
(a) a = b (b) 3a = 2b (c) 2a = 3b (d) ab = 6

In the following questions 9 and 10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason
(R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
9. Assertion (A): If the pair of linear equations 3x + y = 3 and 6x + ky = 8 does not have a solution,
then the value of k = 2.
Reason (R): If the pair of linear equations x + y – 4 = 0 and 2x + ky = 3 does not have a solution, then the
value of k = 2.

10. Assertion (A): If the equation 3x – y + 8 = 0 and 6x – ky = –16 represent coincident lines, then the value
of k = 2.
Reason (R): If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then the value of k is 15.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.

11. For what value of k, will the following pair of equations have infinitely many solutions: 2x + 3y
= 7 and (k + 2)x – 3 (1 – k)y = 5k + 1

12. If 49x + 51y = 499, 51x + 49y = 501, then find the value of x and y.

13. If x = a and y = b is the solution of the pair of equations x – y= 2 and x + y = 4, find the values of a and b.

14. The age of the father is twice the sum of the ages of his two children. After 20 years, his age will be
equal to the sum of the ages of the children. Find the age of the father.

SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.

15. In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon with BE||CD and BC||DE. BC is perpendicular to CD.
AE = AB = 5 cm, BE = 7 cm, BC = x – y and CD = x + y. If the perimeter of ABCDE is 27 cm. find the value of x
and y, given x, y ≠ 0.

16. A fraction becomes 1/3 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes 1/2 when 1 is
subtracted from the denominator Find the fraction.
If (y 
17. 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the value of (5y – 2x) and –2
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SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
18. Determine graphically the co-ordinates of the vertices of triangle, the equations of whose sides are
given by 2y – x = 8, 5y – x = 14 and y – 2x = 1.
 SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. A book store shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. He has variety of books in his store related to
fiction, stories and quizzes etc. He takes a fixed charge for the first two days and an additional charge for
subsequent days. Amruta paid ` 22 for a book and kept for 6 days; while Radhika paid `16 for keeping
the book for 4 days.

Assume that the fixed charge be ` x and additional charge (per day) be ` y.
(a) Represent the situation of amount paid by Radhika and Amruta algebraically.
(b) What are the fixed charges for a book and the additional charges for each subsequent day for a
book?
(c) What is the total amount paid by both, if both of them have kept the book for 2 more days?

20. Two friends purchased the same company car and same green colour. They are travelling in separate car
which starts at place A and other car at place B. Place A and B are 100 km apart on a highway. One car
starts from A and another from B at the same time.
Situation 1: If the cars travel in the same direction at different speeds, they meet in 5 hours.
Situation 1: If they travel towards each other, they meet in 1 hour.

(a) Assuming that the speed of first car and second car be x km/h and y km/h respectively, find the pair
of linear equations representing the situations.
(b) What is the speed of car starts at A and speed of car starts at B?