CA Foundation – P3.

Quantitative Aptitude
Unit Test 5 – Linear Inequalities
Total Time: 1 Hr Total Marks: 30
Note: 1 Mark for every right answer & -0.25 for every wrong answer.
Q1. L1: 5x + 3y = 30; L2: x + y = 9; L3: y = x/3;
L4: y=x/2. Common region refers to __.

(a) 5x+3y30; x+y9; y1/5x; yx/2; x  0, y  0

(b) 5x+3y  30; x+y  9; y  x/3; y  x/2; x  0, y  0
(c) 5x+3y30; x+y9; yx/3; yx/2; x0, y0
(d) 5x+3y>30; x+y<9; y9; yx/2; x0, y0

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Q2. If |x + 4| > 4, then ____.
−3
(a) x < or x > 2
2
3
(b) x < -2 or x > 2
3
(c)−2 < 𝑥 < 2
(d) None of these.

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Q3. lf | | ≤ 12 , the solution set is:
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19 29
(a) {x: 18 ≤ x ≤ 18}
7 17
(b) {x: 9 ≤ x ≤ }
9
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(c) {x: ≤x≤ }
18 18
(d) None of these.

Q4. On solving the inequalities 6x + y ≥ 18, x + 4y ≥ 12, 2x + y ≥ 10, we get the following situation:
(a) (0, 18), (12, 0), (4, 2) & (7, 6)
(b) (3, 0), (0, 3), (4, 2), & (7, 6)
(c) (5, 0), (0, 10), (4, 2) & (7, 6)
(d) (0,18), (12, 0), (4, 2), (0, 0) and (7, 6)

Q5. A car manufacturing company manufactures cars of two types A & B. Model A requires 150 man-hours
for assembling, 50 manhours for painting & 10 man-hours for checking & testing. Model B requires 60 man-
hours for assembling, 40 man-hours for painting & 20 man-hours for checking & testing. There are available
30,000 manhours for assembling, 13,000 man-hours for painting & 5,000 man-hours for checking & testing.
Express the above situation using linear inequalities. Let the company manufacture x units of type A model
of car & y units of type B model of car. Then, inequalities are:
(a) 5x + 2y ≥ 1000; 5x + 4y ≥ 1300,
(b) 5x + 2y ≤ 1000, 5x + 4y ≤ 1300, x + 2y ≤ 500; x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, x + 2y ≥ 500; x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
(c) 5x + 2y ≤ 1,000, 5x + 4y ≤ 1300
(d) 5x + 2y = 1000, 5x + 4y ≤ 1300, x + 2y = 500; x≥0, y ≥O.

Q6. Rules demand that employer should employ not more than 5 experienced hands to 1 fresh. Express as
____.
(a) y  x/5
(b) 5y  x
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) 5y  x

Q7. The shaded region represents:

(a) 3x + 2y < 24, x + 2y ≥ 16, x + y ≤ 10x, ×≥ 0, y ≥0

(b) 3x + 2y < 24, x + 2y ≤16, x + y ≥10, x ≥0, y ≥0
(c) 3x + 2y < 24, x + 2y <16, x + y ≤10, x >0, y ≥ 0
(d) None of these

Q8. The shaded region represents:

(a) 3x + 5y<15, 5x + 2y ≥ 10, x, y≥0

(b) 3x + 5y ≤ 15, 5x + 2y ≤ 10, x, y ≥ 0
(c) 3x + 5y≥15, 5x +2y≥10, x, y, ≥0
(d) None of these

Q9. The shaded region represents:

(a) x + y ≤ 5, x ≥2, y < 1

(b) x + y ≤ 5, x ≥ 2, y ≥ 1
(c) x + y ≥ 5, x ≥2 , y ≥1
(d) None of these.

Q10. The shaded region represents:

(a) x + y > 6, 2x -y > 0

(b) x + y < 6, 2x - y > 0
(c) x + y > 6, 2x -y < 0
(d) None of these

Q11. If a >0 and b <0, it follows that:

1 1
(a) a > b
1 1
(b) a < b
1 1
(c) a = b
(d) None of these.

Q12. Linear relationship between 2 variables in inequality:

(a) ax + by ≤ c.
(b) ax by ≤c
(c) axy + by ≤ c
(d) ax + bxy ≤ c

5 − 2x x
Q13. Solution of inequality ≤ 6 – 5 is
3
(a) x≥8
(b) x ≤8
(c) x = 8
(d) None

Q14. On average an experienced person does 7 units of work while a fresh one work 5 units of work daily but
the employer has to maintain an output of at least 35 units of work per day. Situation can be expressed as:
(a) 7x + 5y < 35
(b) 7x + 5y ≤ 35
(c) 7x + 5y > 35
(d) 7x + 5y ≥ 35

Q15. Solution space of inequalities 2x+y≤10 & x–y≤5:

(i) includes the origin (ii) includes the points (4, 3)
which one is correct?
(a) Only (i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) None of the above.

Q16. Experienced person (x) does 5 units of work while a fresh one (y) does 3 units of work daily but employer
has to maintain an output of at least 30 units of work per day. This situation can be expressed as ________.
(a) 5x + 3y  30
(b) 5x + 3y > 30
(c) 5x + 3y  30
(d) None

Q17. Find the range of real values of x satisfying the inequalities 3x - 2 > 7 and 4x -13 > 15
(a) x>3
(b) x>7
(c) x<7
(d) x< 3

Q18. On Solving the Inequalities 5x + y ≤ 100, x + y ≤ 60, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, we get:

(a) (0,0), (20,0), (10,50) & (0,60)
(b) (0,0), (60,0), (10,50) & (0,60)
(c) (0,0), (20,0), (0,100) & (10,50)
(d) None of these

Q19. Union forbids him to employ less than 2 experienced persons to each fresh person. This can be
expressed as ____.
(a) x  y/2
(b) y  x / 2
(c) x  2y
(d) Both (b) & (c)

Q20. Solution of inequality 8x+6<12x14 is:

(a) (-2,2)
(b) (0,-2)
(c) (2, 0 )
(d) (-2,∞)

Q21. The graph of linear inequalities 7x+9y ≤63, x+y ≥1,0 ≤x ≤6 & common region of inequalities is:
(a) BCDB & DEFD
(b) Unbounded
(c) HFGH
(d) ABDFHKA

Q22. Which of the following graph represents the inequality x + y ≤ 6 is ______.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) None

Q23. Given conditions x+y ≥ 5, x+y ≤ 5, 0 ≤ x ≤ 4 & 0 ≤ y ≥ 2, then common region under these conditions is

(a) ECDE
(b) EOABCE
(c) Line segment CD
(d) Line segment BC

Q24. Common region in the graph of linear inequalities 2x + y > 18, x + y≥ 12 & 3x + 2y ≤ 34 is:
(a) unbounded
(b) infeasible
(c) feasible and bounded
(d) feasible & unbounded

Q25. By lines x + y = 6, 2x - y = 2, the common region shown is the diagram refers to

(a) x + y ≥ 6, 2x - y ≤ 2, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(b) x + y ≤ 6, 2x-y ≤ 2,x ≥ 0,y ≥ 0
(c) x + y ≤ 6, 2x - y ≥ 2, x ≥0, y ≥ 0
(d) None

Q26. The common region of x+y ≤ 6; x+y ≥ 3; x ≥ 0; y ≥ 0, is (as shown by shaded region):
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) None

Q27. Inequalities X1 + 2x2 ≤ 5, x1 + x2 ≥ 1, x1 ≥ 0, x2 ≥ 0 represents the region

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Q28. A dietitian wishes to mix together two kinds of food so that the vitamin content of the mixture is at
least 9 units of vitamin A, 7 units of vitamin B, 10 units of vitamin C &12 units of vitamin D. The vitamin
content per Kg. of each food is shown below:
Particulars A B C D
Food I 2 1 1 2
Food II 1 1 2 3
Assuming x units of food I is to be mixed with y units of food II, expressed as -
(a) 2x+y9; x+ y 7; x+2y10; 2x+3y12; x>0, y>0
(b) 2x+y30; x +y 7; y+2y10; x+3y12
(c) 2x+y9; x+ y 7; y+ y 10; x+3y12
(d) 2x+y  9; x+y  7; y+2y  10; 2x+3y  12; x  0, y  0.

Q29. The common regions by the inequalities 4x + 3y ≤ 60; y ≥ 2x; x ≥ 3, x ≥ 0 & y ≥ 0 is

(a)
(b)

(c)

(d) None

Q30. Linear relationship between 2 variables in inequality:

(a) ax + by ≤ c
(b) ax.by ≤ c
(c) axy + by ≤ c
(d) ax + bxy ≤ c