Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables –

Important Questions

1. A fraction becomes 13 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it

becomes 12 when 1 is subtracted from the denominator. Find the fraction.
2. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 8 and the difference between the
number and that formed by reversing the digits is 18. Find the number.
3. Two schools P and Q decided to award prizes to their students for two
games of Hockey ₹x per student and cricket ₹y per student. School P
decided to award a total of ₹ 9500 for two games to 5 and 4students
respectively; while school Q decided to award ₹ 7370 for the two games to
4 and 3 students respectively. Based on the above information answer the
following questions:
i) Represent the above information algebraically (in terms of x and y)
ii) What is the prize amount for hockey?
iii) Prize amount on which game is more and by how much?
iv)What will the total prize amount be if there are 2 students each from 2
games?
4. Given the linear equation 2x+3y−8=0, write another linear equation in two
variables such that the geometrical representation of the pair so formed is:
(i) intersecting lines (ii) parallel lines (iii) coincident lines
5. Draw graphs for the following equations:
2x – y – 2 = 0
4x + 3y – 24 = 0
y+4=0
Obtain the vertices of the triangle so obtained. Also, determine its area.
6. Determine graphically the vertices of a trapezium, the equations of whose
sides are x=0, y=0, y=4 and 2x+y=6. Also, determine its area.
7. Draw the graphs of the following equations on the same graph paper:
2x+y=2; 2x+y=6 . Find the coordinates of the vertices of the trapezium
formed by these lines. Also, find the area of the trapezium so formed.
8. Draw the graphs of the following equations:
2x−3y+6=0
2x+3y−18=0
y−2=0
 Find the vertices of the triangle so obtained. Also, find the area of the triangle.

9. Determine, graphically, the vertices of the triangle formed by the lines y = x,

3y = x, x + y = 8.
10.Draw the graphs of the equations x = 3, x = 5 and 2x - y - 4 = 0. Also find the
area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines and the x-axis.
11.Draw the graphs of the lines x = -2 and y = 3. Write the vertices of the figure
formed by these lines, the x-axis and the y-axis. Also, find the area of the
figure.
12. Solve:
2𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
i. + = 2, − = 4.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
ii. 217x + 131y = 913 , 131x + 217y = 827.
iii. Find the values of x and y in the following rectangle

iv. 0.5x + 0.7y = 0.74, 0.3x + 0.5y = 0.5

v. √2 x - √3 y = 0, √3 x - √8 y = 0
𝑥𝑦 6 𝑥𝑦
vi. = , =6
𝑥+𝑦 5 𝑥−𝑦
vii. 152x – 378y = -74 , -378x + 152y = 604
viii. 99x + 101y = 499 , 101x + 99y = 501
ix. 21x + 47y = 110 , 47x + 21y = 162
x. ax + by = a – b , bx – ay = a + b.
xi. Solve the following system of equation in x and y:
(a−b)x+(a+b)y=a2−2ab−b2

(a+b)(x+y)=a2+b2

xii. x+y=a–b
ax -by = a2 + b2
𝑏 𝑎
xiii. 𝑥 + 𝑦 = a2 + b2
𝑎 𝑏
x + y = 2ab
 𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑦
xiv. - = a+b
𝑏 𝑎
ax – by = 2ab
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
xv. + =a+b, + = 2.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎2 𝑏2
13. If x+1 is a factor of 2x3 + ax2 + 2bx + 1, then find the values of a and b given
that 2a − 3b = 4.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
14.Find the solution of the pair of equations + − 1= 0 and + =15 and
10 5 8 6
find λ, if y = λx + 5.
15.Write a pair of linear equations which has the unique solution x=−1 and y=3.
How many such pairs can you write?
16.Determine the values of a and b for which the following system of linear
equation has infinite solutions.
2x−(a−4)y=2b+1
4x−(a−1)y=5b−1
17.For 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
18.Determine the value of k so that the following linear equations have no
solution:
(3k+1)x+3y−2=0
(k2+1)x+(k−2)y−5=0
19.For which value (s) of λ, do the pair of linear equations λx+y=λ2
and x+λy=1 have
(i) no solution ? (ii) infinitely many solutions ?
(iii) a unique solution ?
20.37 pens and 53 pencils together cost Rs. 320, while 53 pens and 37 pencils
together cost Rs. 400. Find the cost of a pen and that of a pencil.
21.A and B each have certain number of oranges. A says to B, "if you give me
10 of your oranges, I will have twice the number of oranges left with you." B
replies, "if you give me 10 of your oranges, I will have the same number of
oranges as left with you." Find the number of oranges with A and B
separately.
22.A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and additional
charge for each day thereafter. Saritha paid Rs. 27 for a book kept for seven
days, while Susy paid Rs. 21 for the book she kept for five days. Find the
fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.
23.Jamila sold a table and a chair for Rs. 1050, thereby making a profit of 10%
on the table and 25% on the chair. If she had taken a profit of 25% on the
 table and 10% on the chair, she would have got Rs. 1065. Find the cost price
of each.
24.Susan invested certain amount of money in two schemes A and B, which
offer interest at the rate of 8% per annum and 9% per annum, respectively.
She received Rs. 1860 as annual interest. However, had she interchanged
the amount of investments in the two schemes, she would have received
Rs.20 more as annual interest. How much money did she invest in each
scheme?
25.One says, "give me hundred, friend! I shall then become twice as rich as
you" The other replies, "If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as
you". Tell me what is the amount of their respective capital?
26.A and B each have a certain number of mangoes. A says to B, ''if you give 30
of your mangoes, I will have twice as many as left with you." B replies, "if
you give me 10, I will have thrice as many as left with you." How many
mangoes does each have?
27.If x=a , y=b is the solution of the pair of equations x−y=2 and x+y=4, find the
values of a and b
28.If 3x + 4y :x+2y = 9:4, then 3x + 5y: 3x – y is equal to
29.The pair of equations 3𝑥+𝑦 =81, 81𝑥−𝑦 =3 has solution ---------
30.One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -5x + 7y = 2. The
second equation can be
a. 10x + 14y + 4 = 0
b. -10x - 14y + 4 = 0
c. -10x + 14y + 4 = 0
d. 10x - 14y = -4
31.At a certain time in a deer park , the number of heads and the number of
legs of deer and human visitors were counted and it was found there were
39 heads and 132 legs .
Find the number of deer and human visitors in the park .

32.

33. When 6 boys were admitted and 6 girls left, the percentage of boys
increased from 60% to 75%. Find the original number of boys and girls in the
class.

34. A cyclist after riding a certain distance stopped for half an hour to repair
his bicycle after which he completes the whole journey of 30 km at half speed
in 5 hours. If the breakdown had occurred 10 km farther off he would have
done the whole journey in 4 hours. Find where the breakdown occurred and
his original speed.

35. The population of the village is 5000. If in a year, the numbers of males
were to increase by 5% and that of the female by 3% annually the population
would grow to 5202 at the end of the year. Find the number of males and
females in the village.

36. Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6. If 8 is subtracted from each of the
numbers the ratio is 4 : 5. Find the numbers

37. 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.

38. The ages of two friends Ani and Biju differ by 3 years. Ani's father Dharam
is twice as old as Ani and Biju is twice as old as his sister Cathy. The ages of
Cathy and Dharam differ by 30 years. Find the ages of Ani and Biju.

39. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in
a row, there would be 1 row less. If 3 students are less in a row, there would
be 2 rows more. Find the number of students in the class.

40. n a △ABC;∠C=3∠B=2(∠A+∠B). Find the three angles.

41. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Find the angles of the cyclic quadrilateral.

42. The pair of equations y = 0 and y = -7 has

a. one solution
b. two solutions
c. infinitely many solutions
d. no solution
43. A pair of linear equations which has a unique solution x=2,y=−3 is

A. x+y=−1,2x−3y=−5

B. x−4y−14=0,5x−y−13=0

C. 2x−y=1,3x+2y=0

D. 2x+5y=−11,4x+10y=−22

44.

The given figure is a parallelogram. Find x and y

We know that diagonals of parallelogram bisect each other.

Hence , in diagonal SU, we have , 20=y+7

⟹y=13

And in diagonal NR, 16=x+y

16=x+13

⟹x=3

45. Two straight paths are represented by the

lines 7x−5y=3 and 14x−10y=5. Check whether the path cross each other
46. There are some students in the two examination halls A and B. To make the
number of students equal in each hall, 10 students are sent from A to B. But
if 20 students are sent from B to A, the number of students in A becomes
double the number of students in B. Find the number of students in the two
halls.

47. The angles of a triangle are x,y and 40. The difference between the two
angles x and y is 30. Find x and y.

48.
49. A and B are two points 150 km apart on a highway. Two cars start from A and B at the same
time. If they move in the same direction they meet in 15 hours. But if they move in the opposite
direction, they meet in 1 hour. Find their speeds

50. Ankita travels 14km to her home partly by rickshaw and partly by bus. She
takes half an hour if she travels 2km by rickshaw, and the remaining distance
by bus.
On the other hand, if she travels 4km by rickshaw and the remaining distance
by bus, she takes 9 minutes longer. Find the speed of the rickshaw in km/hr.

51. A railway half ticket costs half the full fare, but the reservation charges are
the same on a half ticket as on a full ticket. One reserved first class ticket from
the station A to B costs Rs. 2530. Also, one reserved first class ticket and one
reserved first class half ticket from A to B costs Rs. 3810. Find the full first class
fare from station A to B.******

52. A shopkeeper sells a saree at 8% profit and a sweater at 10% discount,

thereby, getting a sum Rs. 1008. If she had sold the saree at 10% profit and the
sweater at 8% discount, she would have got Rs. 1028. Find the cost price of the
saree?

53. A vessel contain's mixture of 24l milk and 6l water and a second vessel
contains a mixture of 15l milk and 10l water. How much mixture of milk and
water should be taken from the first and the second vessel separately and kept
in a third vessel so that the third vessel may contain a mixture of 25l molk
and 10l water?

54. Graphically, solve the following pair of equations:

2x+y=6; 2x−y+2=0
Find the ratio of the areas of the two triangles formed by the lines
representing these equations with the x-axis and the lines with the y-axis.

55. If 3|x| + 5|y| = 8 and 7|x| — 3|y| = 48, then find the value of x + y.

A) -5 B) 5 C) -4 D) The value does not exist

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