AMU ENTRANCE CLASS IX(MATHS)

2- LINEAR EQUATION OF ONE VARIABLE

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1. Which of the following equations represents a 8. If 4(x - 3) + 2 = 2(x + 1) , what is the value of x
linear relationship? A) ( x = -1 )
A) ( y = x2 + 3 ) B) ( x = 0 )
B) ( 3x - 2y = 6 ) C) ( x = 2 )
C) y = 1/x D) ( x = 3 )
D) ( 2x + 2y = 5 ) 9. Which of the following is the solution of the
2. What is the solution of the equation ( 2x + 5 = 17 equation ( 4x - 3 = 5 )?
A) ( x = 6 ) A) ( x = 2 )
B) ( x = 7 ) B) ( x = 4 )
C) ( x = 8 ) C) ( x = 5 )
D) ( x = 9 ) D) ( x = 6 )
3. Solve the equation: 3(x + 2) = 4(x - 1) 10. If 3(x + 2) = 4(x - 1) , what is the value of x
A) ( x = -1 ) A) ( x = -6 )
B) ( x = 1 ) B) ( x = -4 )
C) ( x = 2 ) C) ( x = 4 )
D) ( x = 3 ) D) ( x = 6 )
4. Which of the following equations has no 11. Which of the following equations represents a
solution? parallel line to the equation ( 2x - 3y = 5 )
A) ( 3x - 5 = 2x - 4 ) A) ( 3x + 2y = 6 )
B) ( 4x - 6 = 2(x - 1) B) ( 2x - 3y = 4 )
C) ( 2x + 3 = 2(x + 1) C) ( 3x - 2y = 5 )
D) ( 5x - 2 = 5x + 1 ) D) ( 4x - 6y = 10 )
5. What is the solution of the equation 2(3x - 1) = 12. What is the solution of the equation 2(3x - 2) -
3(2x + 2) )? 3(2x + 1) = 5
A) ( x = -3 ) A) ( x = -3 )
B) ( x = -2 ) B) ( x = -1 )
C) ( x = -1 ) C) ( x = 0 )
D) ( x = 0 ) D) ( x = 1 )
6. If 2(x - 3) + 4 = 3(x - 1) , what is the value of x 13. If 4(x - 3) + 2 = 2(x + 1) , what is the value of x
A) ( x = 3 ) A) ( x = -1 )
B) ( x = 4 ) B) ( x = 0 )
C) ( x = 5 ) C) ( x = 2 )
D) ( x = 6 ) D) ( x = 3 )
7. What is the solution of the equation 3(2x + 4) = 14. Which of the following equations represents
2(x - 3) the relationship "twice a number increased by 5
A) ( x = -10 ) equals 17
B) ( x = -4 ) A) ( 2x + 5 = 17 )
C) ( x = 4 ) B) ( 2x - 5 = 17 )
D) ( x = 10 ) C) ( x + 5 = 17 )

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D) ( x - 5 = 17 ) B) ( x = -2 )
15. Solve the equation: 2(x - 4) = 3(x + 2) C) ( x = -1 )
A) ( x = -8 ) D) ( x = 0 )
B) ( x = -4 ) 23. Solve the equation: 3(2x + 4) = 2(x - 3)
C) ( x = 0 ) A) ( x = -10 )
D) ( x = 8 ) B) ( x = -4 )
16. What is the solution of the equation 5(2x - 3) = C) ( x = 4 )
3(4 - x) D) ( x = 10 )
A) ( x = 1 ) 24. If 4(x - 3) + 2 = 3(x - 1) ), what is the value of x
B) ( x = 2 ) A) ( x = 3 )
C) ( x = 3 ) B) ( x = 4 )
D) ( x = 4 ) C) ( x = 5 )
17. If ( 3(x + 2) = 4(x - 1) ), what is the value of x D) ( x = 6 )
A) ( x = -6 ) 25. Which of the following is the solution of the
B) ( x = -4 ) equation ( 4x - 3 = 5 )?
C) ( x = 4 ) A) ( x = 2 )
D) ( x = 6 ) B) ( x = 4 )
18. Solve for x , ( 2x + 3 = 5x - 1 ) C) ( x = 5 )
A) ( x = 1 ) D) ( x = 6 )
B) ( x = 2 ) 26. What is the solution of the equation 3(2x + 4)
C) ( x = 3 ) = 2(x - 3)
D) ( x = 4 ) A) ( x = -10 )
19. What is the solution of the equation 3(x - 2) - 2 B) ( x = -4 )
= 4x C) ( x = 4 )
A) ( x = -1 ) D) ( x = 10 )
B) ( x = 1 ) 27. If 2(x - 3) + 4 = 3(x - 1) , what is the value of x
C) ( x = 2 ) A) ( x = 3 )
D) ( x = 3 ) B) ( x = 4 )
20. If ( 2x + 5 = 3x - 1 ), what is the value of x C) ( x = 5 )
A) ( x = 4 ) D) ( x = 6 )
B) ( x = 3 ) 28. Which of the following is the solution of the
C) ( x = 2 ) equation ( 4x - 3 = 5 )?
D) ( x = 1 ) A) ( x = 2 )
21. Which of the following equations represents a B) ( x = 4 )
perpendicular line to the equation ( 3x + 2y = 6 )? C) ( x = 5 )
A) ( 2x - 3y = 9 ) D) ( x = 6 )
B) ( 2x + 3y = 6 ) 29. Solve the equation: 3(2x + 4) = 2(x - 3)
C) ( 3x - 2y = 9) A) ( x = -10 )
D) ( 3x + 2y = 9 ) B) ( x = -4 )
22. What is the solution of the equation 2(3x - 1) + C) ( x = 4 )
3(2 - x) = 1 ? D) ( x = 10 )
A) ( x = -3 ) 30. If 4(x - 3) + 2 = 3(x - 1) ), what is the value of x

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A) ( x = 3 ) C) -5
B) ( x = 4 ) D) -10
C) ( x = 5 )
D) ( x = 6 ) 2. Martha is thinking of a number. If she adds 3 to
twice the number, she gets 11. What is the
Answers: number?
1. B) ( 3x - 2y = 6 ) A) 4
2. C) ( x = 8 ) B) 5
3. B) ( x = 3 ) C) 6
4. D) ( 5x - 2 = 5x + 1 ) has no solution D) 7
5. B) ( x = -2 ) 3. If you subtract 9 from a number and then
6. A) ( x = 3 ) multiply the result by 4, you get 48. What is the
7. A) ( x = -10 ) number?
8. C) ( x = 2 ) A) 14
9. C) ( x = 5 ) B) 16
10. D) ( x = 6 ) C) 18
11. A) ( 3x + 2y = 6 ) D) 20
12. D) ( x = 1 ) 4. If twice a certain number is subtracted from 17,
13. C) ( x = 2 ) the result is 3. What is the number?
14. A) ( 2x + 5 = 17 ) A) 5
15. D) ( x = 8 ) B) 6
16. C) ( x = 3 ) C) 7
17. D) ( x = 6 ) D) 8
18. A) ( x = 1 ) 5. The sum of two consecutive even integers is 38.
19. B) ( x = 1 ) What are the integers?
20. B) ( x = 3 ) A) 18 and 20
21. D) ( 3x + 2y = 9 ) B) 20 and 22
22. B) ( x = -2 ) C) 22 and 24
23. C) ( x = 4 ) D) 24 and 26
24. A) ( x = 3 ) 6. If the difference between a number and 3 is
25. C) ( x = 5 ) tripled, the result is 15. What is the number?
26. B) ( x = -4 ) A) 4
27. A) ( x = 3 ) B) 5
28. C) ( x = 5 ) C) 6
29. B) ( x = -4 ) D) 7
30. A) ( x = 3 ) 7. John's age is 3 years less than twice Peter's age.
If the sum of their ages is 45, how old is Peter?
LANGUAGE TYPE A) 15 years
1. If the sum of a number and five is equal to twice B) 18 years
the number, what is the number? C) 21 years
A) 5 D) 24 years
B) 10

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8. The sum of two consecutive odd integers is 28.

What are the integers?
A) 13 and 15
B) 15 and 17
C) 17 and 19
D) 19 and 21
9. If a number is added to 5 and then the result is
multiplied by 4, the answer is 32. What is the
number?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10
10. The sum of two consecutive integers is 19.
What are the integers?
A) 8 and 11
B) 9 and 10
C) 10 and 11
D) 11 and 12

Answers:
1. A) 5
2. C) 6
3. B) 16
4. C) 7
5. B) 20 and 22
6. B) 5
7. A) 15 years
8. D) 19 and 21
9. B) 6
10. A) 8 and 11