Mathematics – Practice Sheet

Linear Equations (Class X)

1. For which values of p and q, will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions?
4x + 5y = 2 ; (2p + 7q) x + (p + 8q) y = 2q – p + 1.

2. Solve the following pair of linear equations: 21x + 47y = 110; 47x + 21y = 162

3. Draw the graphs of the pair of linear equations x – y + 2 = 0 and 4x – y – 4 = 0. Calculate

the area of the triangle formed by the lines so drawn and the x-axis.

4. 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?

5. For which value(s) of k will the pair of equations kx + 3y = k – 3 ; 12x + ky = k have no

solution?

6. For which values of a and b, will the following pair of linear equations have infinitely
many solutions?
x + 2y = 1 (a – b)x + (a + b)y = a + b – 2

7. If 2x + y = 23 and 4x – y = 19, find the values of 5y – 2x and y/x– 2.

8. If x+1 is a factor of 2x3 + ax2 + 2bx + 1, then find the values of a and b given that 2a–3b =
4.

9. 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.

10. Two years ago, Salim was thrice as old as his daughter and six years later, he will be four
years older than twice her age. How old are they now?

11. 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 his children. Find the age of the father.

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

13. 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.
14. A shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. She takes a fixed charge for the first two
days, and an additional charge for each day thereafter. Latika paid Rs 22 for a book kept for
six days, while Anand paid Rs 16 for the book kept for four days. Find the fixed charges and
the charge for each extra day.

15. In a competitive examination, one mark is awarded for each correct answer while ½ mark
is deducted for every wrong answer. Jayanti answered 120 questions and got 90 marks. How
many questions did she answer correctly?

16. The angles of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD are A = (6x + 10)°, B = (5x)° C = (x + y)°, D
= (3y – 10)° Find x and y, and hence the values of the four angles.

17. 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.[ 500, 400]

18. It can take 12 hours to fill a swimming pool using two pipes. If the pipe of larger diameter
is used for 4 hours and the pipe of smaller diameter for 9 hours, only half the pool can be
filled.How long would it take for each pipe to fill the pool separately?[ 20, 30]

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

20. A person, rowing at the rate of 5 km/h in still water, takes thrice as much time in going 40
km upstream as in going 40 km downstream. Find the speed of the stream.

21. 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 & 132 legs.
Find the number of deer and human visitors in the park.
(Ans:27,12)

22. Find the value of p and q for which the system of equations represent coincident lines 2x
+3y = 7, (p+q+1)x +(p+2q+2)y = 4(p+q)+1
Ans: p = 3, q = 2

23. Students are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in a row there would be 2
rows less. If one student is less in a row there would be 3 rows more. Find the number
of students in the class.
Ans: 60

24. The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 180, find them.
Ans:990,810

25. A train covered a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train would have been
6km/hr faster, it would have taken 4hours less than the scheduled time. And if the
train were slower by 6km/hr, it would have taken 6 hours more than the scheduled
time. Find the distance of the journey.
Ans: Distance – 720 km
26. A chemist has one solution which is 50% acid and a second which is 25% acid. How
much of each should be mixed to make 10 litres of 40% acid solution.
Ans:6L,4L

27. In an election contested between A and B, A obtained votes equal to twice the no.
of persons on the electoral roll who did not cast their votes & this later number
was equal to twice his majority over B. If there were 18000 persons on the
electoral roll. How many voted for B.
Ans Vote for B – 6000

28. When 6 boys were admitted & 6 girls left the percentage of boys increased from 60%
to 75%. Find the original no. of boys and girls in the class.
Ans boys 24, girls 16