Linear Equation in One Variable

1. The sum of two numbers is 25. One of the numbers exceeds the other by 9. Find the
numbers.
2. A number is divided into two parts, such that one part is 10 more than the other. If the
two parts are in the ratio 5 : 3, find the number and the two parts.
3. The sum of two consecutive multiples of 5 is 55. Find these multiples.
4. The difference in the measures of two complementary angles is 12°. Find the measure
of the angles.
5. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 7. If the number formed by reversing
the digits is less than the original number by 27, find the original number.
Data Handling

1. The number of hours for which students of a particular class watched television
during holidays is shown through the given graph. Answer the following:
(i) For how many hours did the maximum number of students watch
T.V.?
(ii) How many
students watched
TV for less than 4
hours?
(iii) How many
students spent
more than 5 hours
watching TV?
2. A survey was made to find the type of music that a certain group of young people
liked in a city. The adjoining pie chart shows the findings of this survey. From
this pie chart, answer the
following:
(i) If 20 people liked
classical music,
how many young
people were
surveyed?
(ii) Which type of
music is liked by the maximum number of people?
(iii) If a cassette company were to make 1000 CD’s, how many of each type
would they make