Practice Paper - General Questions

Subject: Mathematics Ch 4:Linear equations in two variables

Std: IX Answer Scheme

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Q. No. Questions
Write the following linear equation in the form ax+ by + c = 0 and indicate the values of
1.
a, b, and c in each case:
a. 2x + 3y = 6.37

b.
c. x = 3y

a. 2x + 3y – 6.37 = 0 ; a = 2, b = 3, c = 6.37
Ans.
b. ; a = 1, b = ,c=–4
c. x – 3y + 0 = 0; a = 1, b = – 3, c = 0

In a one day cricket match, Raina and Dhoni scored 198 runs. Express this as a linear
2.
equation in two variables.

x + y = 198
Ans.

If x represent the present age of father and y represent the present age of son, express the
3.
statement “The present age of father is 5 more than 6 times the age of son” in a linear
equation.

x – 6y = 5
Ans.

A part of monthly expenses of a family on milk is fixed which is `700 and the remaining
4.
varies with the quantity of milk taken extra at the rate of `25 per litre. Taking the
quantity of milk required extra as x litre and total expenditure on milk as `y, write a
linear equation representing the given information.
Ans. 700 + 25x = y ⇒ 25x – y + 700 = 0

Find two solutions for each of the following equations:

5.
a. 2x – 5y = 0

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b. 2x – 3y = – 11
c. 2x – 3y + 7 = 0

Ans.
a. (0,0), (1, )

b.

c.
Find out which of the following equations have x = 2, y = 1 as a solution:
6.
a.2x + 5y = 9 b. 5x + 3y = 14 c. 2x + 3y = 7 d. 2x – 3y = 1 e. 2x + y = 6
Ans. a. c. and d

Find the value of k so that each of the following equations may be x = 1, y = 1 as the
7.
solution
a. kx – 2y = 10
b. 5x +2ky = 3k
c. x – y = k
d. 6x +2ky = 3k

a. 12
Ans.
b. 5
c. 0
d. 6

Express y in terms of x in equation 2x – 3y = 12. Find the points where the line
8.
represented by this equation cuts x-axis and y-axis.
Ans.
; x-axis (6,0) ; y-axis (0, – 4 )
9. The point (3, 4) lies on the graph of the equation 3y = ax + 7; find the value of a
Ans.

10. If the point (2k – 3, k + 2) lies on the graph of the equation 2x + 3y + 15 = 0, find the

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value of k.
Ans.

11. Express y in terms of x from the equation 3x + 2y = 8 and check whether the point (4, –
2) lies on the line.
Ans.
; Yes
12. When 5 times the larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller, the quotient and
the remainder are 2 and 9 respectively. Form a linear equation in two variables. Write it
in the standard form.
Ans. 5x – 2y – 9 = 0
13. Given the equation 2x + y = 7,
a. What is the value of x, when the value of y is 3?
b. What is the value of y, when the value of x is 4?
Find one more solution for the above equation.
Ans. a. x = 2
b. y=–1
c. (1, 5)
14.
Find the coordinates of the points where the line representing the equation cuts
the x-axis and the y-axis.
Ans. Point on x-axis (4,0); Point on y-axis (0,6)
15. Determine the point on the graph paper of the linear equation x + y = 6, whose ordinate is
2 times its abscissa.
Ans. (2, 4)
16. Find k in each case, if x = 2, y = 1 is a solution of the equations:
a. 3x + 2y = k
b. 2x – ky = 6

c.

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Ans. a. k = 8
b. k = – 2

c. k = 1
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17. Express x in terms of y, in the equation 7x – 3y = 15. Check if the line represented by the
equation intersects the y-axis at y = – 5.
Ans.
; Yes
18. The cost of a toy elephant is the same as the cost of 3 balls. Express the statement as
linear equation in two variables and plot the equation on a graph paper.
Ans. 3y = x
19. x
Solve the equation  2  2 x  3 and represent the solution on the Cartesian plane.
3
Ans. x=3
20. x 3y
Write the equation   1 in standard form and draw the graph.
2 5
Ans. 5x + 6y + 10 = 0
21. Draw the graphs of the equations 3x + 4y = 7 and 3x – 2y = 1 and find their point of
intersection of lines representing the equations.
Ans Point of intersection (1,1)
22. Draw a triangle whose sides are represented by x = 0, y = 0 and x + y = 3 in the Cartesian
system. Also find the co-ordinates of its vertices.
Ans. Vertices of the triangle A(3,0), B(0.3) and O (0,0)
23. Two friends Sita and Gita, together contributed `200 towards Prime Minister’s Relief
Fund. Write a linear equation which satisfies this data. Draw the graph.
Ans. x + y = 200
24. Draw the graph of the linear equation x + y = 7. Verify from the graph that (8, – 1) is a
solution of the given equation.
Ans. (Yes)
25. The ratio of girls and boys in a class is 1 : 3. Set up an equation between the student of

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the class and boys and then draw its graph. Also find the number of boys in the class of
40 students from the graph.

(Hint: Let the students of the class be y and boys be x. ∴(x = 3 y )

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Ans. 30 boys
26. Draw the graph of the equation 3x – 5y – 15 = 0. Write the co-ordinates of the point
where the line intersects the two axes.
Ans. x-axis (5,0), y-axis (0, – 3)
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