RNLES LATUR LINEAR EQUATIONS IN ONE VARIABLE

EXERCISE BLOG
CHAPTER 2

Linear

Equations in

One Variable
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EXERCISE 2 A
INTRODUCTION LINEAR EQUATIONS IN
ONE VARIABLE
MODERATE
1.The present ages of Esha and Disha are in the ratio 7 : 5. If Esha had been 9
years older and Disha 7 years younger, the age of Esha would have been 3
times the age of Disha. Find their present ages.

2.Sana has 5 times as many five-rupee coin as she has ten-rupee coins. If she
has in all a sum of Rs. 315, how many coins of each denomination does she
have?

3.The perimeter of a rectangle is 46 cm and width is   cm. Find its length.

4.What should be added to three times the rational   to get  ?

5.A total of $9000 is distributed among 100 persons as gift. A gift is either of
$100 or $ 50. Find the number of gifts of each type.

6.he age of Ram’s grandfather is ten times of him. If the difference between
their ages is of 54 years, find their actual ages.

7.Check whether the following equations are linear equations or not.

8.Is it sufficient to put the same number on both sides of the equation, such
that the balanceis not disturbed?

9.What is a variable?

10.What is an algebraic equation?

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11.What is a linear equation?

12.What is a balanced equation?

13. Is there any difference between equation and linear equation?

14.The monthly income of A & B are in the ratio 12:25. If A spends   part of
his salary and B spends   part of his salary their savings will differ by
Rs.12100 per month. Find the monthly income of each.

15.A number consists of two-digits. The digit at the units place is two times the
digit at the tens place. If 18 is added to the number, the digits are reversed. Find
the number.

DIFFICULT
16.The sum of two consecutive numbers is 53. Find the numbers.

17.Find two numbers such that one of them exceeds the other by 9 and their
sum is 81.

18. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 13. The number obtained by
interchanging the digits exceeds the given number by 9. Find the number.
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EXERCISE 2 B
SOLVING EQUATIONS HAVING LINEAR
EXPRESSIONS ON ONE SIDE AND
NUMBERS ON THE OTHER SIDE
MODERATE

1. Solve the equation   

2.Solve the equation (y/3) +5=8

3. Solve the equation 

4. Find the solution of the equation 4x=12

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EXERCISE 2 C
SOLVING EQUATIONS HAVING THE
VARIABLE ON BOTH SIDES
EASY

1.Solve:

MODERATE

2.Solve:  .
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EXERCISE 2 D
REDUCING EQUATIONS TO SIMPLER FORM
MODERATE
1.Solve:

2.Solve:  .

3.Solve for x:  .

4.Solve:  .

5.Solve:

6.Solve:
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DIFFICULT

1.Solve:
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EXERCISE 2 E
APPLICATION
EASY
1.Kumar has Rs.60 with him. How much money does he need to buy a game
that costs Rs.200?

2.Write each of the following as an equation: 

 (a) 5 times a number equals 40  
(b) A number exceeds 5 by 3

MODERATE
3.The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 15. If the number formed by
reversing the digits is less than the original number by 27. Find the original
number.

4.A's age is twice B. 4 years ago A was three times as old as B. Find their present
age.

5.A boy was having x marbles. He doubled it by purchasing more marbles. His
friend gave him 4 marbles. He divided all the marbles among 7 boys. Each boy
got 2 marbles. How many marbles did he have at first?

6.The perimeter of a triangle measures 49 cm. The one side is 7 cm longer

than the other and 5 cm shorter than the third. Find the length of each side of
the triangle.

7.The sum of two numbers is 95. If one exceeds the other by 15, find the
solution.
8.Fifteen years from now Ravi's age will be four times his present age. What is
Ravi's present age?

9.A man spent Rs.564 in buying pens and ink pots. Each pen costs Rs.7 and
each inkpot costs Rs.3 the total number of pens and inkpots that he bought was
108. How many of each did he buy?
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10.Divide 90 into two parts so that twice the greater is equal to three times the
lesser.

11.The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 3. If

3 is subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to its denominator, the new
number becomes . Find the fraction.

12.Divide Rs 1,380 among Ahmed, John and Babita so that the amount Ahmed
receives is 5 times as much as Babita's share and is 3 times as much as John's
share.

13.Two years ago, Dilip was three times as old as his son and two years hence,
twice his age will be equal to five times that of his son. Find their present ages.

14.Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 3. If they differ by 18, what are the
numbers?

15.The length of a rectangle is 2.5 times the breadth. Its perimeter is 42 cm.
Find the measurement of the length and breadth of the rectangle.

16.One of the angles of a triangle is equal to the sum of the other two angles. If
the ratio of the other two angles is 4 : 5, find the angles of the triangle.

17.A father is three times his son's age. Ten years ago he was five times his son's
age. Find their present ages.
18.Two numbers are such that the ratio between them is 3 : 5. If each is
increased by 10, the ratio between the new numbers so formed is 5 : 7. Find the
original numbers

19.The length of a rectangle is 15 cm more than its width. The perimeter is 150
cm. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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DIFFICULT
20.The distance between two stations is 425 km. Two trains start
simultaneously from these stations on parallel tracks to cross each other. The
speed of one of them is greater than that of the other by 5 km/h. If the distance
between the two trains after 3 hours of their start is 20 km, find the speed of
each train.

21.The sum of two numbers is 45 and their ratio is 7 : 8. Find the numbers.

22.Shaan's age is three times his son's age. Ten years ago, he was five times his
son's age. Find their present ages.

23.The sum of three consecutive multiplies of 8 is 888. Find these multiples.

24.The denominator of a rational number is greater than its numerator by 8 .

If the numerator is increased by 17 and the denominator is decreased by 1, the
number obtained is  . Find the rational number.

25.The length of a rectangle exceeds its breadth by 9 cm. If the length and
breadth are each increased by 3 cm. the area of the new rectangle will be 84
cm2 more than that of the given rectangle. Find the length and breadth of the
given rectangle.

26.A field can be ploughed in 14 days. If 20 hectares of land is ploughed more

daily. The work will be finished in 10 days. Find the area of the land which can
be ploughed daily. Also, find the area of the field.

27.Anuja thinks of a number and subtracts   from it. She multiplies the
result by 8. The result now obtained is 3 times the same number she thought
of. What is the number?

28.A streamer goes downstream and covers the distance between two parts in
4 hours while it covers the same distance upstream in 5 hours. If the speed of
the stream is 2 km/h, find the speed of the steamer in still water.

29.Three prizes are to be distributed in a quiz contest. The value of the second
price is five-sixth's the value of the first prize and the value of the third prize is
four-fifths that of the second prize. If the total value of three prizes is Rs 150,
find the value of each prize.
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30.An altitude of a triangle is five-thirds the length of its corresponding base.

If the altitude were increased by 4 cm and the base be decreased by 2 cm, the
area of the triangle would remain the same. Find the base and the altitude of
the triangle.