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Q12 LINEAR EQUATIONS I

[ TYPE 1 ]
1

Solve each of the following :

(a)

1 2x = 73.

(Ans : 36)

(b)

11 = 3k 4.

(Ans : 5)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following :

(a)

2n = 3n 4.

(Ans : 4)

(b)

6x 18 = 3x.

(Ans : 6)

[2005, No.15a]
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

k = 14 k.

(b)

t 12 = 2t.

(Ans : 7)

[2004, No.14a]

(Ans : 4)

[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

24 3p = p.

(Ans : 6)

(b)

3y = 14 + y.

(Ans : 7)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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116

Solve each of the following :

(a)

12
= 3.
n

(b)

2x
= 12.
3

(Ans : 4)

[2006, No.10a]

(Ans : 18)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following :

(a)

1
y
= 1
.
4
2

(Ans : 6)

(b)

2p

1
.
4

(Ans :

1
8

)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

8k 7 = 11k + 8.

(b)

1 p = p 9.

(Ans : 5)
(Ans : 5)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

5x + 3 = x + 21.

(Ans : 4

1
2

(b)

6 5m = m + 9.

(Ans :

1
2

)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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117

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)
(b)

x
= 5.
3

4
7 = 5.
x

(Ans : 12)
(Ans : 2)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

10

(b)

Solve the following equations :

(a)

p4
= 6.
3

(b) 8x +

1
= 5.
2

(Ans : 14)
(Ans :

9
16

)
[1 mark]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

[ TYPE 2 ]
11

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

2 (k 1) = k + 3.

(b) 5 (x 2) 2x = x + 2.

(Ans : 5)

[2006, No.10b]

(Ans : 6)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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118

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

h 3(h + 4) = 5h.

(b)

2k 3 = k 2 (k 1).

(Ans :

12
7

(Ans :

)
5
3

)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

13

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

5 (n 3) = 2 (10 n).

(b)

x 3 (x 2) = 2 (x 3).

(Ans : 5)
(Ans : 3)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

14

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

4 (2p 3) (8 4p ) = 4.

(b)

5 (x 1) 6 = 18 + 4 (x 1).

(Ans : 2)
(Ans : 25)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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119

Solve the following equations :

3 7k
.
5
[2005, No.15b]
(a)

(b)

2k =

3
17

(Ans :

k 18
= 8 2k.
6

(Ans :

66
13

)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

16

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

5r 7
= 2.
3r 2

(b)

5
3

.
x 1
x 1

(Ans : 11)
(Ans : 4)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

17

(b)

Solve each of the following :

3
(6 4f ) = 31.
2

(a)

f +

(b)

4(5

x
) 2 = x + 1.
2

(Ans : 8)
(Ans :

17
3

[2004, No.14b]
)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

(b)

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120

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)
(b)

3m 7 =

2
(2 5m).
3

2
(5 x) + 4 = 5x 2.
3

(Ans : 25)
(Ans :

28
17

)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

19

(b)

Solve each of the following equations :

(a)

2m
m
1

=
.
5
2
5

(Ans : 2)

(b)

4
1
1

=
.
m
3m
6

(Ans : 22)
[2 marks]

Answer :
(a)

20

(b)

Solve each of the following :

(a)
(b)

n
= 3 n.
2

(Ans : 4)

5 x
2x = 5.
2

(Ans : 1)

[2 marks]
Answer :
(a)

(b)