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Test: Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

Class: 10th
Assignment

1. From a bus stand in Bangalore, if we buy 2 ticket to Malleswarm and 3 ticket to Yeshwanthpur, the totl cost
is Rs 46; but if we buy 3 tickets to Malleswarm and 5 tickets to Yeshwanthpur and total cost is Rs 74. Find the
fares from the bus stand to Malleswarm, and to yeshwanthpur.
2. The students of a class are made to stand in rows. If 3 students are extra in arrow, 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 a class.
3. Yash scored 40 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each right answer and losing 1 marks for each wrong
answer. Had 4 marks been awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks been duducted for each incorrect
answer, then Yash would have scored 50 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
4. The area of a rectangle get reduced by 9 square units if its length is reduced by 5 units and breadth is
increased by 3 units. If we increase the length by 3 units and the breadth by 2 units, the area increased by 67
square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
5. An architect is a skilled professional who plans and designs buildings and generally plays a key role in their
construction. Architects are highly trained in the art and science of building design. Since they bear
responsibility for the safety of their buildings’ occupants, architects must be professionally licensed.
Varsha is a licensed architect and design very innovative house. She has made a house layout for her client
which is given below. In the layout, the design and measurements has been made such that area of two
bedrooms and kitchen together is 95 sq. m.

a. Which pair of linear equations does describe this situation ?

(a) 2x + y = 19 and x + y = 13
(b) x + 2y = 19 and 2x + y = 13
(c) 2x + y = 38 and x + y = 13
(d) 2x + y = 38 and 2x + y = 13
b. What is the length of the outer boundary of the layout.
(a) 24 m (b) 48 m
(c) 27 m (d) 54 m
c. What is the area of bedroom 1 ?
(a) 24 m2 (b) 30 m2
(c) 28 m2 (d) 24 m2
d. What is the area of living room in the layout?
(a) 54 m2 (b) 48 m2
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(c) 75 m (d) 24 m2
e. What is the cost of laying tiles in Kitchen at the rate of Rs. 50 per sq. m ?
 (a) Rs 1500 (b) Rs 2000
(c) Rs 1750 (d) Rs 3000
x y
6. The pair of equations 3  81, 81x y  3 has
(a) No solution
(b) Unique solution
(c) Infinity many solutions
1 7
(d) x  2 , y  1
8 8
7. In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon with BE || CD and BC || DE . BC is perpendicular to CD. AB = 5 cm, AE = 5
cm, BE = 7 cm, BC = x – y and CD = x + y. If the perimeter of ABCDE is 27 cm. The value of x and y , will be
(a) 3 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 6 (d) 6 and 1

8. 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 and this later number was equal to twice his majority over B. If
there were 1,8000 persons on the electoral roll. How many votes for B.
(a) 2000 (b) 8000
(c) 6000 (d) 1000
9. If a bag containing red and white balls, half the number of white balls is equal to one-third the number of red
balls. Thrice the total number of balls exceeds seven times the number of white balls by 6.
a. How many balls of white colour does the bag contain ?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 18
b. How many balls of red colour does the bag contain ?
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 14 (d) 18
10. The total cost of a certain length of a piece of cloth is Rs 200. If the piece was 5 m longer and each metre of
cloth costs Rs 2 less, the cost of the piece would have remained unchanged.
a. How long is the piece ?
(a) 18 m (b) 20 m
(c) 22 m (d) 15 m
b. What is its original rate per metre?
(a) Rs 12 (b) Rs 15
(c) Rs 10 (d) Rs 16