Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

DPP-02

Topic: Substitution Method

Q1. Solve the following pairs of linear equations by substitution method:

(a) 2𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑦𝑦 − 8 = 0, 𝑥𝑥 + 5𝑦𝑦 − 11 = 0
(b) 4𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 15, 𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 = 5
(c) 3𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 = 7, 4𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 21

Q2. Solve 3𝑥𝑥 + 5𝑦𝑦 − 11 = 0 and 4𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 − 9 = 0. If 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑚𝑚 − 𝑥𝑥, then find the value of 𝑚𝑚.

Form the pair of linear equations for the following problems and find their solution by
substitution method:

Q3. The sum of two numbers is 39 and also five times the one number is eight times the other. Find
the numbers.

Q4. Amar buys 2 sarees and three shirts for ₹ 4200. Later he buys 1 saree and eight shirts for ₹ 6000.
Find the cost of each saree and shirt.
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Q5. If 2 is added to both numerator and denominator, then the fraction becomes 8. If 1 is subtracted
4
from numerator and 3 is added to the denominator. then the fraction becomes 9. Find the fraction.

Q6. If thrice the son's age is added to father's age, the sum is 99. But, if twice the father's age is
added to the son's age, the sum is 108. Find their present ages.

Q7. Two stations 𝐴𝐴 and 𝐵𝐵 are 400km apart from each other on a highway. 𝐴𝐴 car starts from 𝐴𝐴 and
another from 𝐵𝐵 at the same time. If they go in same direction, they meet in 5 hours and if they go in
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opposite direction, they meet in 5 hours. Find their speeds.
 Answers
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Q1. (a) (1,2), (b) �4, 2�(c) �4, 2
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Q2. (2,1), 𝑚𝑚 = 3
Q3. 24,15
Q4. ₹1200, ₹600
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Q5. 6

Q6. 45 yrs. and 18 yrs.

Q7. 540km/h, 460km/h
 Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

DPP-02

Topic: Elimination Method

Q1. Solve the following pairs of linear equations by elimination method:

(a) 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 19; 3𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 9

(b) 7𝑥𝑥 + 8𝑦𝑦 = 15; 8𝑥𝑥 + 7𝑦𝑦 = 30

(c) 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 35; 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 13

(d) 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 10; 4𝑥𝑥 − 5𝑦𝑦 + 14 = 0

(e) 3𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑦𝑦 = 3; 5𝑥𝑥 − 7𝑦𝑦 + 1 = 0

(f) 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏; 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 = 𝑎𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑏 2

(g) 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 + 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 = 𝑚𝑚2 + 𝑛𝑛2 ; 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑚𝑚

Form the pair of linear equations in the following problems and find their solution using
elimination method:

Q2. The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of its digits is 66
and the two digits differ by 2. Find the number.

Q3. Father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 8 years, his age will be
twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of father.

Q4. The total expenditure per month of a house consists of a fixed rent of the house and food
consumption charge depending upon the number of people sharing the house. The total monthly
expenditure is ₹11600 for 3 people and ₹17600 for 8 people. Find the rent of the house and the mess
charges per head per month.

Q5. The ratio of the incomes of two persons is 4: 3 and this expense is 17: 12. If each of them saves
₹12000, find their monthly incomes.

Q6. The four angles of a cyclic quadrilateral 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 taken in order are 2𝑥𝑥 − 12∘ , 𝑥𝑥 − 16∘ , 𝑦𝑦 + 10∘ and
5𝑦𝑦 − 30∘ . Find the measure of all the angles of quadrilateral 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴.

Q7. In △ 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴, ∠𝐶𝐶 = 5∠𝐴𝐴 − 5∘ = 3∠𝐵𝐵 + 15∘ . Find the three angles of △ 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴.
 Answers

Q1. (a) (𝑥𝑥 = 7, 𝑦𝑦 = 12), (b) (𝑥𝑥 = 9, 𝑦𝑦 = −6), (c) (𝑥𝑥 = 24, 𝑦𝑦 = −11), (d) (𝑥𝑥 = 4, 𝑦𝑦 = 6), (e) (𝑥𝑥 =
25, 𝑦𝑦 = 18), (f) (𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎, 𝑦𝑦 = −𝑏𝑏),(g) (𝑥𝑥 = 𝑚𝑚 − 𝑛𝑛, 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑚𝑚 + 𝑛𝑛)
Q2. 42 or 24
Q3. 72 years
Q4. Rent = ₹8000, mess charges = ₹1200
Q5. ₹ 80000, ₹ 60000
Q6. 140∘ , 60∘ , 40∘ , 120∘
Q7. ∠𝐴𝐴 = 25∘ , ∠𝐵𝐵 = 35∘ , ∠𝐶𝐶 = 120∘
 Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

DPP-04

Topic: Cross Multiplication Method

Q1. Solve the given pairs of linear equations using cross multiplication method:

(a) 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 12; 𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 9

(b) 5𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 = 27; 7𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑦𝑦 + 3 = 0

(c) 3𝑥𝑥 + 7𝑦𝑦 = 1; 4𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 24

(d) 18𝑥𝑥 + 32𝑦𝑦 = 70; 32𝑥𝑥 + 18𝑦𝑦 = 30

(e) 3𝑥𝑥 + 5𝑦𝑦 = 13; 2𝑥𝑥 − 4𝑦𝑦 = 5

𝑎𝑎−𝑏𝑏
(f) 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 = 2
; 4𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 − 6𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 = 2𝑎𝑎 + 3𝑏𝑏

𝑚𝑚 2 𝑛𝑛 2 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 +𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
(g) = ; = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦 𝑚𝑚 +𝑛𝑛

(h) 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑎; 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 = 𝑎𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑏 2

Q2. On selling a fridge at 5% gain and a mixer grinder at 10% gain, a shopkeeper gains ₹ 1350. But if
he sells the fridge at 10% gain and mixer grinder at 5% loss, he gains ₹575 on the transaction. Find the
actual price of fridge and mixer grinder.

Q3. A two digits number is such that the product of its digits is 12. If 9 is added to the number, the digits
interchange their places. Find the number.

Q4. Amar scored 35 marks in a test, getting 3 marks for each correct answer and losing 1 mark for each
wrong answer. If 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for each
incorrect answer, then Amar would have scored 40 marks. How many questions were there in the test?
 Answers

Q1.
(a) (𝑥𝑥 = 11, 𝑦𝑦 = 1)
(b) (𝑥𝑥 = 3, 𝑦𝑦 = 6)
(c) (𝑥𝑥 = 5, 𝑦𝑦 = −2)
−3 17
(d) �𝑥𝑥 = 7
, 𝑦𝑦 = 7
�
7 1
(e) �𝑥𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦𝑦 = 2�
1 −1
(f) �𝑥𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦𝑦 = 2
�

(g) (𝑥𝑥 = 𝑚𝑚2 , 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑛𝑛2 )

(h) (𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎 − 𝑏𝑏, 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏)
Q2. ₹ 10000, ₹ 8500
Q3. 34
Q4. 25 questions