D.A.V.

SCHOOL
SREE NANDEESWARAR CAMPUS
ADAMBAKKAM , CHENNAI-88
CLASS : IX ASSIGNMENT
LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES
1. The parking charges of a car in a parking lot is ₹ 30 for the first two hours and
₹ 10 per hour for subsequent hours . Taking total parking time to be x hours
and total charges as ₹ y .Write a linear equation in two variables to express the
above statement.
2. Let x and y be two complementary angles. Form an equation for this
information and find other angle if one of the angle is
a) 35° b) 40°
3. In a class , number of girls is x and that of boys is y . Also ,the number of girls
is 15 more than the number of boys . Write the given data in the form of a linear
equation in two variables . Find the number of girls , if the number of boys is
20.
4. Write linear equation in two variables to represent the following statement
“ The length of an infant´s arm is about one – third of the infant´s height” ?
5. Two years later , a father will be eight years more than three times the age of
the son. Taking the present age in years of father and son as x and y
respectively .
i) Write a linear equation for the above .
ii) Find the age of father , when son´s age is 10 years.
6. The point (2,3) lies on the graph of the linear equation 3x – (a – 1)y = 2a – 1.
If the same point also lies on the graph of the linear equation
5x + (1- 2a) y = 3b, find the value of b.
7. The taxi fare in a city is as follows :
For the first kilometer , the fare is ₹10 and for the subsequent distance it is ₹ 7
per km . Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as ₹ y , Write a
linear equation for this information.
8. Weight of a table is two and half times the weight of a chair. Represent this
situation in the form of a linear equation in two variables.
9. The ratio of girls and boys in a class is 1: 3 . Set up an equation between the
students of a class and boys . Also find the number of boys in a class of 40
students.
10. Consecutive interior angles of a parallelogram are 30 x and 40 y . Write a linear
equation which satisfies this data.
11. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional
charge for each day thereafter. Amit paid ₹27 for a book kept for seven days.
Write a linear equation which satisfies this data.
12. Cost of typing an English page is ₹ x and that for typing Hindi page is ₹ y .If
total bill for typing 10 English and 15 Hindi pages is ₹ 45 , then write a linear
equation which satisfies this data .
13. The number of eggs needed to make a cake varies directly as the number of
cups of flour used .To make a cake ,a chef used 2 cups of flour and half a
dozen eggs . Write an equation.
14. When 5 times the larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller, the
quotient and remainder are 2 and 9 respectively. Form an linear equation in
two variables and write it in standard form.
15. If the point (2k – 3 , k + 2) lies on the graph of the equation 2x + 3y + 15 = 0,
find the value of ‘k’.
16. If 2x + ky = 10 intersects y – axis at (0 , 2) ,then find k.
17. If the point (3 , 4) lies on the graph of linear equation 3y = ax + 7 , find the value
of a .
18. Express y in terms of x in the equation 2x – 3y = 12 . Find the point where the
line cuts x and y - axis .
19. If 2x + y = 13 , express y in terms of x . Also, find three solutions of the above
equation.
20. At what points , the line 3x – 4y = 12 intersect x – axis and y – axis ? Also , find
the co – ordinates of the point on this line , when x = 2 and x = 6 .
21. If x = 𝑘2 and y = k is a solution of the equation x – 5y + 6 = 0 , find the value of
k.
22. Express x in terms of y in the equation 7x – 3y = 15 and check whether the
point (3,2) lies on the line.
23. Find the point at which the equation 3x – 2y = 6 meets the x – axis.
24. Find the solutions of the form x = a , y = 0 and x = 0 , y = b for the following
equations
2x + 5y = 10 and 2x + 3y = 6. Is there any common solution ?
25. If the linear equation has a solution ( -5 , 5 ) ; ( 0 , 0 ) ; ( 5 , -5 ) then write the
equation.

26. 𝐼𝑓 √3𝑥 = √2𝑥 + 1 , then what is the value of x ?

27. Give equations of two lines on the same plane which are intersecting at point
( 2 , 3).
28. Determine the point on the graph of the linear equation x + y = 6 , whose
ordinate is 2 times its abscissa.
29. Find the co –𝒚 ordinates of the points where the line representing the equation
𝒙 = 𝟏−
cuts the x – axis and the y – axis.
𝟒 𝟔

30. The linear equation that converts Fahrenheit (F) to Celsius (C) is given by

the relation C = 𝟓 𝑭−𝟏𝟔𝟎

𝟗

i) If the temperature is 86° F , what is the temperature in Celsius ?

ii) If the temperature is 35°C , what is the temperature in Fahrenheit ?
iii) If the temperature is 0°C , what is the temperature in Fahrenheit ?
 MUTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Identify the linear equation with satisfies x = 2, y = -1 as its solution
a) x + 2y = 0 b) x + 2y = 4 c) 2x + y = 0 d) 2x + y = 5
2. The equation x – 2 = 0 on number line is represented by
a) a line b)a point c)infinitely many lines d) two lines
3. If ( a , 4 ) lies on the graph of 3x + y = 10 , then the value of a is
a) 3 b) 1 c) 2 d)4
4. How many linear equations are satisfied by x = 2 and y = - 3 ?
a) only one b) two c) three d) infinitely many
5. If ( 2k -1 , k ) is a solution of the equation 10x – 9y = 12 , then k =
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
6. If ( 4 , 19 ) is a solution of the equation y = ax + 3 , then a =
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
7. Check which of the following are solutions of the equation 2x – y = 6 .

a) ( 3 , 0 ) b) ( 0, 6 ) c) ( √3 , 0 ) d) (0 , 0 )
8. If x=1 , y=2 is a solution of the equation a2 x + a y = 3 , then find the values of a
a) ( 1 , - 3 ) b) ( 2 , 4 ) c) ( 0 , - 4 ) d) (0 , 6 )
9. The cost of ball pen is ₹ 5 less than half of the cost of fountain pen , then write
the statement in the form of linear equation in two variables as
𝒚
a) 2x = -2 b) x = y – 10 c) x – 2y – 10 = 0 d)none of these
𝟓
10. The equation x = 7 in two variables is
a) 0.x + 1.y = 7 b) 1.x + 0.y = - 7 c) 1.x + 0.y – 7 = 0
d) 1.x + 1.y – 7 = 0
11. An equation of the form ax + by + c = 0 will be a linear equation in two
variables , when
a) a = 0 , b ≠ 0 b) a ≠ 0 , b = 0 c) a ≠ 0 , b ≠ 0 d) none of these
12. The solution of the equation 3x – y = 4 is
a) (- 1 , - 1) b) (1 , 0) c) (2 , 0) d) ( 1 , - 1 )
13. The equation of a line on which the point ( 6 , 2) lies is
a) 2 x + y = 12 b) x + y = 10 c) x – y = 5 d) 2 x – 3 y = 6
14. A part of monthly expenses of a family on milk is fixed which is ₹ 700 and the
remaining 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 is
₹ y then write the statement in the form of linear equation in two variables as
a) 25 x + 25 y – 700 = 0 b) x + 25 y – 700 = 0 c) 25 x – y + 700 = 0
d) 700 – y – 25 x = 0
15. The co –ordinates of points where the graph of the equation 4 x + 3 y = 12
Intersect y – axis at
a) (1 , 1) b) (1 , 0) c) (0 , 1) d) ( 0, 4)
16. If x = 2 , y = 3 is a solution of ( p + 1) x – ( 2 p + 3 ) y -1 = 0 ,then the value of p
is
a) 3 b) 4 c) - 2 d) 1
17. If x represent the present age of father and y represent the present age of the
son , then the statement “present age of father is 5 more than 6 times the age of
son” in mathematical term equation is
a) x + 6y = 5 b) 2x – y = 6 c) x – 6y = 5 d) x = 5 – 6y
18. The point where equation 3x + 2y = 12 intersects y – axis is
a) ( 0 , 6) b) ( 1 , 1) c) ( 0 , 0 ) d) ( - 1, - 1)
Assertion and Reasoning
Directions :
a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct
explanation of Assertion.
b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct
explanation of Assertion
c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
d) If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
19. Assertion : x + y = 0 is a linear equation in two variables.
Reason : The variables x and y have non – zero coefficients.
20. Assertion : x = 2y represents the statement “ ordinate of a point is twice its
abscissa”.
Reason : x – coordinate is called abscissa and y – coordinate is called
ordinate.