GR 7 Simple Linear Equation
GR 7 Simple Linear Equation
MATHEMATICS
SIMPLE LINEAR EQUATIONS
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Class: VII
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EASY
1. Express the given statements as an equation – “Mohan is 3 years older than Sohan. The sum
of their ages is 43 years”.
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2. Check whether 5 is the solution of the equation 4x – 1 = 8.
3. What is the root of the equation
a. y – 13 = 9?
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b. z 8 58
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4. Frame a question for the equation “3x – 13 = 8”
5. Nine added to thrice a number gives 45. Find the number.
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6. After 24 years, Rama will be 5 times as old as he is now. Find his present age.
7. The unequal angle of an isosceles triangle measures 120. How much is each of the
remaining angles?
8. Out of 40 chocolates, Ram and I shared in the ratio 1: 3. How many chocolates did Ram
get?
9. Sum of two consecutive numbers is 111. What is the smaller number of the two?
10. Pete, Bryan and Philip are cousins. Pete’s age is one-third of Bryan and Philip is five years
elder than Bryan. If the sum of the age of the cousins is 40, find the ages of each.
11. Out of a flock of birds, half flew away while one got injured, if 244 remain, then how many
did we begin with?
12. George is 8 years more than Christopher and Ford is 2 years younger than Christopher. The
sum of their ages is 60. Find the ages of George, Christopher and Ford.
DIFFICULT
13. Shibu and Naidu donate some money in a Relief Fund. The amount paid by Naidu is Rs.125
more than that of Shibu. If the total money paid by them is Rs.975, find the amount of
money donated by Shibu.
14. A postman has to deliver 2,200 letters. The number of letters delivered in street A is twice
the number delivered in street B. If he is left with 1,300 letters, then find the number of
letters delivered by him in street A.
15. Brian rented a book from a bookshop. The shop charges $2for the first day and $ 3 per day
from the second day onwards. Brian took more than 2 days to return the book and he paid
$35 while returning the book. How many days did he keep the book with him?
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16. Deveshi has a total of Rs 590 as currency notes in the denominations of Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs
10. The ratio of the number of Rs 50 notes and Rs 20 notes is 3:5. If she has a total of 25
notes, how many notes of each denomination she has?
17. Each of the 2 equal sides of an isosceles triangle is twice as large as the third side. If the
perimeter of the triangle is 30 cm, find the length of each side of the triangle.
18. A man travelled two fifth of his journey by train, one-third by bus, one-fourth by car and the
remaining 3 km on foot. What is the length of his total journey?
19. Plant A is 25 ft tall and plant B is 20 ft tall. Plant A grows 2 ft per week and Plant B grows
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2 5ft per week. In how many weeks will the heights of the two plants become equal?
20. Lakshmi is a cashier in a bank. She has currency notes of denominations Rs 100, Rs 50 and
Rs 10, respectively. The ratio of the number of these notes is 2:3:5. The total cash with
Lakshmi is Rs 4,00,000. How many notes of each denomination does she have?
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