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Worksheet
Mathematics (041)
Topic-Pair of Linear Equations in 2 Variables

1. For what value of k, will the following system of equations have no solutions?
(3k +1)x + 3y = 2; (k2 + 1)x + (k – 2)y = 5
2. Solve the following pair of equations graphically:
2x – y = 3
3x + 2y = 8.
3. Solve the following pair of linear equations:
5x + 4y = 9
x + 2y = 3
4. While teaching about the Indian National flag, teacher asked the students that how
many lines are there in Blue colour wheel? One student replies that it is 8 times the
number of colours in the flag. While other says that the sum of the number of colours
in the flag and number of lines in the wheel of the flag is 27. Convert the statements
given by the students into Linear Equation of two variables. Find the number of lines
in the wheel.
5. A motor boat whose speed is 24 km/h in still water takes 1 hour more to go 32 km
upstream than to return downstream to the same spot. Find the speed of the stream.
6. The owner of a taxi company decides to run all the taxis on CNG fuels instead of
petrol/diesel. The taxi charges in city comprise of fixed charges together with the
charge for the distance covered. For a journey of 12 km, the charge paid is ` 89 and
for journey of 20 km, the charge paid is ` 145. What will a person have to pay for
travelling a distance of 30 km?
7. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 16. When 54 is subtracted
from the number, the digits are interchanged. Find the number.
8. Solve for x and y :
3x + 5y = 12
3x – 5y + 18 = 0
9. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If 2 is added to both the
numerator and the denominator, then the sum of the new fraction and original fraction
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is . Find the original fraction.
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10. Three lines 3x + 5y = 15, 6x – 5y = 30 and x = 0 are enclosing a beautiful triangular
park. Find the points of intersection of the lines graphically and the area of the part if
all measurements area in km.

11. A fraction becomes 1/2 when 1 is added to the numerator and it becomes 1/3 when 1 is
subtracted from the numerator and 2 is added to the denominator. Find the fraction.
Also find the number obtained when 5 is added to numerator and 4 is subtracted from
the denominator.
12. Solve by elimination:
3x – y = 7, 2x + 5y + 1 = 0.
13. Draw the graph of the following pair of linear equations:
x + 3y = 6 and 2x – 3y = 12
Find the ratio of the areas of the two triangles formed by first line, x = 0, y = 0 and
second line x = 0, y = 0.
14. Solve the following pair of equations graphically:
3x – y = 7
2x + 5y + 1 = 0
15. Find the value of k for the pair of linear equations 4x + 6y – 1 = 0 and 2x + ky – 7 = 0
represents parallel lines.
16. Solve the following pair of equations graphically:
x + y = 16
3x – y = 10
17. The ratio of incomes of two friends Jasmine and Aman is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their
expenditures is 4 : 3. If each of them saves ` 6,000 per month, find their monthly
incomes. Also, if each of them donates 2% of her/his income to a charity working for
old age destitutes, find the resulting savings of each. What value is indicated from this
action?
18. Solve the following pair of linear equations:
x − 7 y + 42 = 0
x − 3y − 6 = 0
19. If x = a, y = b is the solution of the pair of equations x – y = 2 and x + y = 4, then find
the values of a and b.
20. Solve the following pair of equations for x and y
a2 b2 a2b b2a
− = 0; − = a + b; x  0, y  0
x y x y
21. Solve the x and y :
2x – y + 3 = 0; 3x – 5y + 1 = 0
22. On a highway two places A and B are 120 km apart. A car from A and a second car
from B start at the same time. If the cars travel in the same direction at different
speeds, they meet in 6 hours, however if they travel towards each other, then they
meet in 1 hour. What are their speeds?
23. The area of a rectangle reduces by 160 m2 if its length is increased by 5 m and breadth
is reduced by 4 m. However if length is decreased by 10 m and breadth is increased by
2 m, then its area is decreased by 100 m2. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

24. 4 chairs and 3 tables cost ` 2,100 and 5 chairs and 2 tables cost ` 1,750. Find the cost
of one chair and one table separately.
25. Some foreign tourists observed that a boat goes 30 km upstream and 44 km
downstream in 10 hours. The same boat goes 40 km upstream and 55 km downstream
in 13 hours. By some instruments, they calculated speed of the boat in still water as
8.5 km/h and speed of the stream as 3.8 km/h.
Do you agree with their findings ? Explain.
26. Solve for x and y :
2 1 4 1
− = 4, − = 10
x −1 y −1 x −1 y −1
27. Mr Sharma and Mr Arora are family friends and they decided to go for a trip. For the
trip they reserved their rail tickets. Mr Arora has not taken a half ticket for his child
who is 6 years old whereas Mr Sharma has taken half tickets for his two children who
are 6.5 years and 8 years old. A railway half ticket costs half of the full fare but the
reservation charges are the same as on a full ticket. Mr and Mrs Arora paid ` 1700,
while Mr and Mrs Sharma paid ` 2700. Find the full fare of one ticket and the
reservation charges per ticket.
28. For what values of a and b does the following pair of linear equations have infinite
number of solutions ?
2x+3y = 7 , a(x + y) – b (x – y) = 3a + 2b – 2
29. In a competitive examination, one mark is awarded for each correct answer while 1/2
marks is deducted for each wrong answer. Jayanti answered 120 questions and got 90
marks. How many questions did she answer correctly ?
30. Solve for x and y :
10 2
+ =4 x+y0
x+y x−y
15 5
− = −2 x − y  0.
x+y x−y
Answer key
1. K= -1
2. x = 2, y= 1
3. x =1, y =1
4. 24
5. 8 km/hr
6. Rs. 215
7. 82
8. x = -1,y = 3
9. 7/10
10. 22.5 sq. km
11. 7/16, no. = 1
12. x = 2, y = -1
13. 1:2
14. x = 2, y= -1
15. k=3
16. x = 4, y=2
17. Jasmine=Rs. 4920, Aman=Rs. 5160
18. x = 42, y = 12
19. a = 3, b = 1
20. x = a2, y = b2
21. x = -2, y = -1
22. A = 70 km/hr, B = 50 km/hr
23. Length= 60m, Breadth= 20m
24. Chair = 150, Table = 500
25. No
26. x = 4/3, y = 3/2
27. One ticket = Rs. 700, Reservation charges = Rs. 150
28. a = 5, b = 1
29. 100
30. x = 3, y = 2