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Practice Test 3
Std: 10th Subject: Mathematics I Time: 1Hrs
Date : Math Ch 1 Max Marks: 20

Q.1 Choose the correct alternative: 4

(1)

(a) -1 (b) -41 (c) 41 (d) 1

(2) What is the first step to solve 61x + 79y = 460; 79x + 61 y = 100?
(a) Cancel 61 x with 61y and 79x with 79y
(b) Dividing both equations by 61 and 79
(c) Take L.C.M of 61 and 79
(d) Add and subtract both equations to obtain simplified equations.
(3) Sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 7. Find the numbers.
(a) 16, –6 (b) 19, 6 (c) 17, 8 (d) 9, 16
(4)

(a) infinite number of solution (b) unique solution

(c) no solution (d) cannot say anything
Q.2 (A) Complete the following activities:(Any ONE) 2
(1) Two numbers differ by 3. The sum of twice the smaller number and thrice the greater number is 19.
Find the numbers.

(2) Complete the following activity to solve the simultaneous equations.

5x + 3y = 9 ...... (I)
2x + 3y = 12 ...... (II)
 (B) Solve the following: (Any TWO) 4
(1) Find the value of the determinant:

(2) Two numbers differ by 3. The sum of the greater number and twice the smaller number is 15. Find
the smaller number.
(3) Solve the following simultaneous equations.
5x + 2y = -3; x + 5y = 4
Q.3 Solve the following: (Any TWO) 6
(1) Solve the following simultaneous equations. : 2x – 3y = 9; 2x + y = 13
(2) Solve the following simultaneous equations graphically: x + y = 0; 2x - y = 9
(3) Solve the following simultaneous equations.

Q.4 Solve the following: (Any ONE) 4

(1) A certain amount is equally distributed among certain number of students.Each would get 2 Rs less
if 10 students were more and each would get 6 Rs more if 15 students were less .Find the number of
students and the amount distributed.
(2) The sum of father’s age and twice the age of his son is 70. If we double the age
of the father and add it to the age of his son the sum is 95. Find their present ages.

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