Mathematics

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LINEAR EQUATIONS IN TWO VARIABLES EXERCISE
1. A sailor goes 12 km downstream in 2 hours and 8. If (p, p) is the solution of system of equations
returns to the starting point in 3 hours. Find the speed ax + by + (t – s) = 0 and bx + ay + (s – r) = 0,
of the sailor in still water and the speed of the ( a ¹ b), then which of the following must be true?
current. (1) 2r = s + t (2) 2t = r + s
(3) 2s = r + t (4) r + s + t = 0
(1) 5 km/hr, 1 km/hr (2) 1 km/hr, 5 km/hr
9. If 173x + 197y = 149 and 197x + 173y = 221,
(3) 4 km/hr, 1 km/hr (4) 3 km/hr, 1 km/hr then find (x,y).
2. 5 pens and 6 pencils together cost ` 9 and 3 pens (1) (3, – 2) (2) (2,1)
and 2 pencils cost ` 5. Find the cost of 1 pen and 1 (3) (1, – 2) (4) (2,–1)
pencil. 10. Mallesh has some cows and some hens in his shed.
(1) ` 2, ` 0.50 (2) ` 1.50, ` 0.25 The total number of legs is 92 and the total number
(3) ` 1.50, ` 0.50 (4) ` 2, ` 0.25 of heads is 29. Find the number of cows in his shed.
3. A half-ticket issued by railway costs half the full fare (1) 12 (2) 14 (3) 17 (4) 19
but the reservation charge is the same on half ticket 11. A told B, “when I was as old as you are now, then
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as on full-ticket. One full reserved first class ticket
for a journey between two stations costs ` 362 and age”. If the sum of the present ages of A and B is
one full and one half reserved first class ticket costs 61 years, then what is B’s present age (in years)?
` 554. The reservation charge is (1) 9 (2) 25 (3) 43 (4) 36

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12. Dheeraj has twice as many sisters as he has
(1) ` 18 (2) ` 22 (3) ` 38 (4) None
brothers. If Deepa, Dheeraj’s sister has the same
4. A three digit number abc is 459 more than the sum
number of brothers as she has sisters, then how many

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of its digits. What is the sum of the 2 digit number
brothers does Deepa has?
ab and the 1 digit number a?
(1) 2
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(2) 3
(2) 61 (3) 4
(3) 51 (4) Cannot be determined
(4) Cannot be determine 13. Swati starts her job with certain monthly salary and earns

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a fixed increment every year. If her salary was ` 22500
5. If (3k+1)x + 3y – 2 = 0 and (k2+1) x + (k – 2)y – 5 = 0
per month after 6 years of service and
then the value of ‘k’ for which the given equations ` 30000 per month after 11 years of service, then find
have no solution is her monthly salary (in `) after 8 years of service.
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) –2 (4) –1 (1) 24000 (2) 25500
(3) 26000 (4) 24500
6. In a fraction if the numerator is multiplied by 3 and
14. The quantity of fat in a kilogram of food A plus the
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the denominator is reduced by 3, then the fraction

quantity of protein in a kilogram of food A is 100 g.
18 The quantity of protein in a kilogram of food A minus
is equal to , but if the numerator is increased
11 twice the quantity of fat in a kilogram of food A is
by 8 and the denominator is doubled, then it is equal 10 g. How many grams of protein are there in a
kilogram of food A?
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to . The fraction is (1) 30 (2) 45 (3) 50 (4) 70
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15. Ram and Mohan are friends. Each has some money.
12 8 7 If Ram gives ` 30 to Mohan, then Mohan will have
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(1) (2) (3) (4) twice the money left with Ram. But, if Mohan gives
25 12 5 19
` 10 to Ram, then Ram will have thrice as much as
7. The length of the sides of a triangle are 3x + 2y, left with Mohan. How much money does each have?
4 3 (1) ` 62, ` 34 (2) ` 6, ` 2
4x + y and 3(x + 1) + (y – 1). If the triangle is
3 2 (3) ` 170, ` 124 (4) ` 43, ` 26
equilateral, then length of its side is 16. Find ÐA of a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which
ÐA = (4x + 20)°, ÐB = (3x – 5)°, ÐC = (4y)° and
(1) 8 units (2) 10 units ÐD = (7y + 5)°.
(3) 12 units (4) 16 units (1) 70° (2) 120° (3) 60° (4) 110°

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ALLEN
17. Shyam had 85 currency notes in all, some of which 24. How can the relationship between x and y be best
were of ` 100 denomination and the remaining of defined, if values of x and y are as follows?
` 50 denomination. The total amount of all these x 2 3 4 5 6
currency notes was ` 5000. How much amount in y 0 2 6 12 20
rupees did he have in the denomination of ` 50? (1) y = 2x – 4
(1) 3500 (2) 70 (3) 15 (4) 1500 (2) y = x2 – 3x + 2
18. A student was asked to divide a number by 17/8. (3) y = x2 – 4x
Instead, he actually multiplied it by 17/8 and hence (4) y = x2 – 4
got 225 more than the expected answer. What was 25. There were 35 students in a hostel. If the number
the expected answer? of students increases by 7, the expenses of the mess
(1) 126 (2) 136 increase by ` 42 per day while the average
(3) 64 (4) None of these expenditure per head diminished by ` 1. Find the
19. The equations 3x – 4y = 5 and 12x – 16y = 20 original expenditure of the mess.
have (1) ` 480 (2) ` 520
(1) No common solution (3) ` 420 (4) ` 460
(2) Exactly one common solution 26. In a DABC, ÐA = x°, ÐB = y° and ÐC = (y + 20)°.
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(4) More than two common solutions (1) right angled (2) obtuse angled
20. At the first stop on his route, a driver unloaded (3) equilateral (4) None of these
2/5 of the packages in his van. After be unloaded 27. There are two examination rooms A and B. If 10

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another three pakages at his next stop, 1/2 of the candidates are sent from room A to room B, the
original number of packages remained. How many number of candidates in each room is the same,
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(1) 25 (2) 10 number of candidates in room A becomes double
(3) 30 (4) 36 the number of candidates in room B. The number
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(1) no solution (1) 80 and 100 (2) 100 and 80
1 7 (3) 80 and 120 (4) 100 and 60
(2) the solution x = 2 , y = 1
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is given for each correct answer and 0.25 is
(3) the solution x = 2, y = 2
deducted for every incorrect answer. Ankur
1 7 attempted all the questions and scored 13.75. How
(4) the solution x = 2 , y = 1
8 8 many incorrect answers did he have?
22. If the numerator and the denominator of a fraction (1) 10 (2) 11
are each increased by 4, the fraction becomes 2 (3) 12 (4) 13
and when numerator and denominator of the same
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fraction are each decreased by 6, the fraction 29. If 3Y + 9X = 54 and = then what is the
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becomes 12. The sum of the numerator and the
denominator is value of Y – X?
(1) 11 (2) –11 (3) 25 (4) –25 (1) –1 (2) –2 (3) 2 (4) 1
23. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three 30. The monthly incomes of A and B are in the ratio
days and an additional charge for each day thereafter. 8 : 7 and their expenditures are in the ratio
Sanchit paid ` 45 for a book kept for 7 days, while 19 : 16. If each saves ` 5000 per month, find the
Karan paid ` 25 for the book he kept for 5 days. monthly income of each.
The fixed charge and the charge for each extra day (1) A = ` 24000, B = ` 21000
is (2) A = ` 3000, B = ` 21000
(1) ` 5 and ` 10 (2) ` 10 and ` 5 (3) A = ` 21000, B = ` 24000
(3) ` 15 and ` 5 (4) ` 5 and ` 15 (4) None of these

ANSWER KEY
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. 1 2 2 3 4 1 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 3 4 3
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 3 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 1