Pair of Linear Equations in two Variables

Note – Red Marked Questions are not important for basic Maths Students

Type-1 (Based on Graphical Representation)

1. The point of intersection of the lines represented by 3x - 2y = 6 and the x-axis is:
a. (2,0) b. (0,-3) c. (-2,0) d. (0, 3)
2. The line x+y=1 intersects y axis at

a.(0,0) b. (1, 0) c. (0, 1) d. (-1, -1)

3. The line 4x + 3y – 12=0 cuts the coordinate axes at A and B. The area of OAB is:
(Hots)
a. 2 sq. Units b. ! sq. units
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c. 6 sq. units d. 12 sq. units

4. Two lines y=k1x and y=k2x intersects at (k1 and k2 are constants) (Hots)
a. (0, 0) b. (k1 ,k2 ) c.(-k1 ,k2) d. (k1,-k2)
5. The pair of equations x=a and y=b graphically represents lines which are

a. parallel b. intersecting at (b, a)

c. coincident d.intersecting at (a, b)

6. The area of the triangle formed by the lines y=|x| and y=5 is: (E.P.Q)
a. 25 sq units b. 50 sq units

c. 20sq units d. triangle is not possible

7. Angle between the lines 6+x=0 and 3-y=0 will be.

a. 0° b. 90° c. 180° d.60°

8. If a line passes through the intersection point of the graphs of the lines x+2y=7 and x -y=4
and the origin , then find the equation of the line (E.P.Q)
a. y=0.5x b. y=5x c. y=0.2x d. y= -2x

9. The area of the triangle formed by the line X+3y=12 and the coordinate axis is. (Hots)
a.12 sq units b. 18 sq units c.24 sq units d.30 sq units
10. Which of the following equations has a graph shown in the figure?

a. 2x+y=0 b. 2x-y=0 c. x+2y=0 d. x-2y=0

11. If (20, -a) lies on ‘l’ whose graph is given then values of a is:

a.-5 b. 5 c. -10 d. 10

12. Which could be the graph of y=x?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)
13. The graph of the equation 2x-3=3x-5 is parallel to

a. x- axis b.y- axis

c. both the axis d. none of these

Type-2 (Solution based)

14. Which of the following is not a solution of the equation 3x + 2y = 5?

a. x=1, y=1 b. x=3, y=-2

c. x=-1, y=4 d. x = 1, y = - 2

15. The value of a so that the point (3, a) lies on the line represented by 2x - 3y = 5, is:

a. ½ b. 1/3 c. -1/2 d. -1/3

16. If the point (2p - 3, p + 2) lies on the line 2x+3y=-15 then the value of p is
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a. − $%
b. $% c.
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d. − $%
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17. The solution of equations 2x + y - 6 = 0 and 4x - 2y - 4 = 0 is:

a. (2, 4) b. (4, 2)
c. (-2,2) d. (2.2)

18. If x=k2 and y=k is a solution of the equation x-5y+6=0, then the sum of the values of k is
(Hots)
a.5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

19. If x=a, y = b is the solution of the pair of equation x - y = 2 and x + y = 4, then the
respective values of a and b are:
a. 3,5 b. 5.3

c. 3,1 d. -1, -3

20. If x,y are real numbers such that 3(x/y)+1-3(x/y)-1=24 then the value of (x+ y) (x-y) is

(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3

21. If 47x + 31y = 18 and 31x+47y=60, then value of x+y is:

a. 1 b. 0 c. 23 d. 47

22. In the equations 3x+2y=13xy and 4x-5y=2xy, the values of x and y that satisfy
the equations are
a. (2,3) b. (3,2) c. ( $ , $ ) d. ( $ , $)
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23. If a +8b=14 and 5a-2b=16, then what is the mean of a and b? (Hots)

a. 15 b. 7.5. c. 5 d.2.5

24. If 22x-y =32 and 2x+y =16 then x 2 +y2 is equal to

a.9 b. 10 c. 11 d.13

25. Solve the following pairs of equations by reducing them to a pair of linear equations:
$ ! $ $ *$
$ + "(!&*() = , ; "(!&'() − =
!&' "(!&*( -
)
(

a.x=1, y=1 b. x=1,y=2 c. x=3,y=2 d. x=4,y=3

26. If 3x-2y = 4 and 2x+y=5, then the value of m such that y = x + m, is:

a. m=-1 b. m = 1
c. m=− $ d. m = $
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Type-3 (Consistency Based Questions)

27. The pair of equations 2x - 3y + 4 = 0 and 2x + y - 6 = 0 has:

a. a unique solution
c. infinitely many solutions

b. exactly two solutions

d. no solution

28. If a pair of linear equations is consistent, then the lines will be:

a. parallel b. always coincident

c. intersecting or coincident d. always intersecting

29. The pair of equations 9x + 3y + 5 = 0 and 6x + 2y + 7 = 0 represents lines which are:

a. parallel b. intersecting at one point

c. coincident d. perpendicular to each other

30. The pair of equations y = 3 and y = 8 has:

a. one solution b. two solutions

c. infinitely many solutions d. no solution

31. If the system of equations 2x + 3y = 6 and 2ax + (a + b)y = 24 has infinitely many
solutions, then:

a. a = 2b b. b=2a c. a + 2b = 0 d. 2a + b = 0

32. For which values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ does the following pair of linear equations have an infinite
number of solutions.
2x + 3y = 7, (a-b)x + (a+b)y = 3a + b -2

a. a=5, b=1 b. a=4, b=2 c. a=1, b=5 d.a=2, b=4

33. The value of k for which the system of equations X + 3y – 3 = 0 and 4x + ky +7 = 0 has no
solution, is:
a. 10 b. 7 c. 3 d. 12

34. Find the value of k for which the system of equations X + 3y = 4 and 3x + ky + 12 = 0 are
inconsistent.

a. k=12 b. K = - 12
c. k = 9 d. k = - 9

35. For what value of c does the pair of equations cx - y = 3 and 6x - 2y = 4 have infinitely
many solutions?
a. c = 3

b. c = - 3

c. c = -12

d. not possible for any value of c

36. For what value of k does the pair of equations x - 2y = 3 and 2x + ky = 5 have a unique
solution?
a. k=-4 b. k = 0 only

c. k≠-1 d. k ≠ -4
37. If the lines given by 3x + 2ky = 2 and 2x + 5y + 1 = 0 are parallel, then the value of k is:

a. -5/4 b. 2/5 c. 15/4 d. 3/2

38. For what value of p, do the equations - 3x + 5y = 7 and 2px - 3y = 1 represent intersecting
lines?
a. All real values of p except 9/10

b. All real values of p

c. All real values of p except 10/9

d. None of the above

39. One equation of a pair of dependent linear equations is -5x+7y=2, the second equation
can be
a. 10x+14y+4=0 b.- 10x - 14y + 4 = 0

c - 10x + 14y + 4 = 0 d. 10x - 14y = 4

40. If the pair of equations x + y = √2 and x sinθ + y cosθ = 1 has infinitely many
solutions, then θ = (Hots)

a. 30o b. 45o

c. 60° d. 90°

41. Given the pair of equations ax + (a - 1)y = 1 and (a + 1)x - ay = 1, for which one of the
following values of a is there no common solution of the given pair of equations?
a. ± √2 b. ±1/√2

c. ±2 d. 1 ± 1/2

Type-4 (Formation of Equations)

42. 5 chairs and 4 tables together cost ₹2800 while 4 chairs and 3 tables together cost
₹2170. Algebraic representation of the situation can be:
a .5x - 4y = 2800, 4x - 3y = 2170
b. 5x + 4y = 2800, 4x + 3y = 2170
c. 5x + 3y=2800, 4x + 3y = 2170
d. 5x - 3y = 2800, 4x - 3y = 2170
 Type-5 (Word Problems on Amount)
43. Shruti has only 2 and 5 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 25 and
the amount of money with her is 92, then the number of ₹ 2 and 5 coins are, respectively:
a. 13 and 12 b. 11 and 14

c. 5 and 20 d. 15 and 10

44. Taxi fare for the first km is ₹10 and fare for subsequent distance ₹6 per km. If the
distance covered is x km and total fare is ₹y. Write a linear equation for this statement.

a. 6x-y+4=0 b. 6x-y-4=0
c.6x+y+4=0 d.6x+y-4=0

45. Sunita has X rupees more than vinay has. Together they have a total of Y rupees,
the equations which represents the rupees vinay has: (Hots)
.*/ .
a. b. Y- "/ c. " - X d. 2Y-X
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46.. Auto rikshaw fare in a city is ₹20 for first two kilometers and ₹6/km for subsequent
distances covered. Taking the distance covered as x km and total fare as ₹y, the linear
equation which expresses the above statement is(Hots)

a. y=6x+8 b.y=6x-8 c. y=20+6x d. y=6x+28

47. Ganesh has to pay ₹482 for 19 apples and 11 guavas. If he would have exchanged the
number of apples and guavas purchased, then he would have paid rupees 64 less. Find how
much more amount he has to pay to purchase 1 apple than 1 guava? (Hots)

a. ₹19 b. ₹8 c.₹11 d. ₹7

48. 75.Aseem went to a stationery shop and purchased 3 pens and 5pencils for 40. His
cousin Manik bought 4 pencils and 5 pens for 258. If cost of 1 pen is xand 1 pencil is y, then
which of the following represent the situation algebraically?
a. 3x + 5y = 40 , 4x + 5y = 58
b. 3x + 4y = 40 , 5x + 5y = 58

c3x + 5y = 40, 5x + 4y = 58

d 3x+5y=40, 4x+3y=58

49. If we buy 2 tickets from stations A to station B, and 3 from station A to station C, we
have to pay 795 rupees. But 3 tickets from station A to station Bans 5 tickets from A to
station C, costs a total of 1300 rupees. What is the fare from station A to B and that from
station A to C?
a. ₹50 , ₹170 b. ₹70, ₹210 c. ₹40, ₹160 d. ₹75, ₹215
 Type-6 (Word Problems on Fraction)
50. The sum of numerator and denominator of a proper fraction is 13 and their difference is
3. Find the fraction.

a. 5/8 b. 8/5

c. 3/5 d. 4/7

51. .A fraction becomes 4 when 1 is added to both the Numerator and denominator and it
becomes 7 when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and denominator. The numerator
of the given fraction is:
a. 2 b. 3

c. 5 d. 15

52. A fraction becomes 4 when 1 is added to both the numerator and denominator and it
becomes 7 when 1 is subtracted from both the numerator and denominator. The numerator
of the given fraction is
a.2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 15

Type-7 (Word Problems on Ages)

53. The father's age is six times his son's age. Four years hence, the age of the father will be
four times his son's age. The present ages, in years of the son and the father are,
respectively:
a 4 and 24 b. 5 and 30

c. 6 and 36 d. 3 and 24

54. At present ages of a father and his son are in ratio 7:3, and they will be in the ratio 2:1
after 10 years. Then the present age of father (in years) is:
a.42 b. 56 c. 70 d. 77

55. The sum of the present ages of a father and his son is 99 years. When the father was old
as his son is now, his age was four times age of the son at that time. The ratio of the present
ages of the son and the father is: (E.P.C)

a. 3:7 b. 3:8 c.4:9 d.4:7

56. The sum of present age of a father and son is 70 years. After 10 years the age of the son
will be half the age of his father. What are their present ages?
a.45 years, 25 years b.50 years, 20 years

c. 47 years, 23 years d.50 years, 25 years

57.A and B are friends. A is older to B by 5 years . c is half the age of B while A’s father D is 8
years older than twice the age of B. If the present age of D id 48 years, find the present age
of A? (Hots)

a.25 years b.26 years c.24 years d. 28 years

58. The denominator of a fraction is greater than numerator by 6. If 3 is added to numerator

and 2 is subtracted from denominator, the fraction becomes 6/7, then the equation so
formed is
&', 0 &'! 0
a. = b. =
&'! # &', #
& *" 0
c. & + ! = 0 d. + =
&'0 *" # &'0 ! #

59. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than the denominator. If the numerator is decreased
by 2 and denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator is eight times the numerator.
The fraction is a/b. Find (a+b)/2. (Hots)

a. 4 b. 5 c.7/2 d. 3/7

60. Age of A is three times the age of B. four years earlier age of C was two times the age of
A. After four years A will become 31 years old. What are the present ages of b and C?
(Hots)
a. (10,50) b. (10,45) (3) (9,50) (4) (9,45)
61.A mother said to her son “The sum of our present ages is twice my age 12 years ago and
nine years hence, the sum of our ages will be thrice my age 14 years ago.” What is the
present age of her son. (Hots)

a.8 b. 12 c.15 d. 10
 Type-8 (Word Problems on Two-digit Number)
62. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If 27 is added to the number, its digits
reverse. The number is:
a. 25 b. 72
c. 63 d. 36

63. The difference between a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging
the digits is 27. What is the difference between the two digits of the number?
a. 9 b. 6

c. 12 d. 3

64. Which of the following can not be the difference between a two digit number and the
number obtained by interchanging the digits? (Hots)

a. 72 b. 36

c. 54 d. 48

65.A two-digit number is obtained by either multiplying sum of the digits by 8 and adding 1
or multiplying the difference of the digits by 13 and adding 2. Find the number?
a.93 b.64 c. 41 d. 46

Type-9 (Word Problems on Upstream & Downstream, Time &

Work)
66.A boat travels with a speed of 15 km/h in still water. In a river flowing at 5 km/hr, the
boat travels some distance downstream and them returns. The ratio of average speed to the
speed in still water is:
a. 8:3 b. 3:8

c. 8:9 d. 9:8

67. Ramesh travels 760 km to his home partly by train and partly by car. He takes 8hr, if he
travels 160 km by train and the rest by car. He takes 12 minutes, if he travels 240 km by
train and rest by car. find the speed of train and the car.
a. 80km/hr ,100km/hr b.150 km/hr , 70km/h

c.100km/hr , 120km/hr d.50km/hr ,70km/hr

 68. In a flight of 600km an aeroplane was slowed down due to a bad weather. If the
average speed for the trip was reduced by 200km/h and the time of flight increased by 30
minutes, then the duration of flight is
a. 1hr b. 2hrs c. 3hrs d. 4hrs

69. Point A and B are 90 km. apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and
another from B at the same time. If the go in the same direction, they meet in 9 hrs and if
they go in opposite directions, they meet in 9/7 hrs. find their speeds.
a.40km/hr, 30 km/hr b.10km/hr ,20km/hr
c.20km/hr ,30 km/hr d.50km/hr, 40km/hr

70.A man walks a certain distance at a certain speed. Had he walked 3km/hrs faster, he
would have taken 1hr less. But if he would have gone 2km/hr, slower, he would have taken
1hr longer. Find the distance covered by the man and his original speed.
a. distance =100 km, speed =10 km/hr

b. distance =80 km, speed =15 km/hr

c. distance =60 km, speed =5 km/hr

d. distance =70 km, speed =10 km/hr

71.A 320 m long train moving at an average speed of 120 km/h crosses a platform in 24
seconds. A man crossed the same platform in 4 minutes. The speed of the man in m/s is:
(Hots)
a.2.0 b.2.4 c. 1.6 d.1.5

72.A boat takes 7 hours to travel 30 km upstream and 28 km downstream. It takes 5 hours to
travel 21 km upstream and to return back. Find the speed of the boat in still water: (Hots)

a.10 km/hr b.20 km/hr. c.14 km/hr d. 6km/hr

73.A boat goes 16 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6 hours. Also, it covers 12 km up

stream and 36 km downstream in the same time. Find the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 8 km/h

b. 4 km/h
c. 2½ km/h

d.None of these
74.If x men can do a piece of work in 8 days and (x+4) men can do the same work in 6 days
then x is equal to: (Hots)

a.10

b.6

c.12
d.24
75. 8 men and 12 boys can finish a work in 10 days while 6 men and 8 boys can finish it in 14
days. Then the number of days taken by one man alone is: (Hots)

a. 240

b.200

c. 140

d. 280

Type-11(Word Problems on Mix Problems)

76. In a ∆ABC, if ∠C=50° and ∠A exceeds ∠B by 44°, then ∠𝐴 =? a.

43⁰ b. 40⁰
c. 67° d. 87°
77. Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in a row, there
would be two rows less. If one student is less in a row there would be three rows more. The
number of students in the class are: (Hots)

a. 70 b. 50 c. 60 d. 80

78. There are several human beings and several dogs in a room. One tenth of humans
have lost a leg. The total numbers of feet are 77. Then the number of dogs is (E.P.C)

a.Not determinable due to insufficient data b. 4

c.5 d. 6
79. There are two positive numbers such that sum of twice the first and thrice the
second is 39, while the sum of thrice the first and twice the second is 36. The larger of the
two is: (Hots)

a. 6 b. 8

c. 9 d. 10

80. x and y are two non-negative numbers such that 2x+y =10.The sum of maximum
and minimum values of (x+y) is (E.P.C)

a.6 b.9 c. 10 d. 15

81. In the given figure below, a rectangle of parameter 76 units is divided into 7 congruent
rectangles. (Hots)

What is the perimeter of each of the smaller rectangles?

a. 38 b. 32 c. 28 d. 19

82. In a cyclic quadrilateral PQRS ∠𝑃 = (2𝑥 − 1)° ,∠𝑄 = (𝑦 + 5)° ,∠ 𝑅 = (2𝑦 − 15)° and
∠𝑆 = (4𝑥 − 7)° , then the value of ∠𝑄 𝑖𝑠

a.55° b. 65° c. 75° d. 85°

83. In a rectangle the difference of the lengths of its two sides is 41, and four times sum of its
length is 180, then the area of rectangle is given by
a.120 b. 86 c. 43 d.128
84. Half the perimeter of a rectangular garden , whose length is 4 m more than its width, is
36m. Find the dimensions of the garden.
a.L=10m, b=4m b. l= 20m, b=16m c. l=30m ,b=10m d. l=16m ,b=10m

85. Half of a herd of deer are grazing in the field and three fourth of the remaining are
playing nearby. If the remaining 9 are drinking water from a pond ,then the difference
between the number of deer who are grazing and those who are playing is multiple of

a.4 b. 6 c.8 d.9(Hots)

86.A man sold a chair and a table together for ₹1520 thereby making a profit of 25%on the
chair and 10% on table. By selling them together for ₹1535 he would have made profit of
10% on the chair and 25%on the table. Find the cost price of each? (Hots)

a.₹600 , ₹700 b. ₹6000 ,7000

c.₹760 ,₹768 d.₹900 ,₹1000

87.The ratio of income of two persons is 9:7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4:3, If each
of them saves rupees 200 per month, find their monthly incomes?
a.₹1800 , ₹1400 b. ₹1000 , ₹600 c. ₹2700 , ₹2100 d. ₹800 , ₹700
88.A man has certain number of chickens and goats. Their head count is 30. If the total
number of their legs is 84, what is the ratio between the number of chickens and goats?
(E.P.C)
a.1:2 b. 2:3 c.3:2 d. 3:4

89.The difference between the two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 20°. What would be
the ratio between the smaller and the longer angles of the parallelogram
respectively:
a.4:5 b. 4:7. C. 3:5 d. 5:6
 Answer Key

1.a 33.d 65.c

2.c 34.c 66.c
3.c 35.d 67.a
4.a 36.d 68.a
5.d 37.c 69.a
6.a 38.a 70.c
7.b 39.d 71.a
8.c 40.b 72.a
9.c 41.b 72.a
10.b 42.b 74.c
11.a 43.b 75.c
12.a 44.a 76.d
13.b 45.a 77.c
14.d 46.a 78.c
15.b 47.b 79.c
16.d 48.c 80.d
17.d 49.d 81.c
18.a 50.a 82.c
19.c 51.d 83.b
20.d 52.d 84.b
21.a 53.c 85.d
22.c 54.c 86.a
23.d 55.d 87.a
24.b 56.b 88.c
25.a 57.a 89.a
26.a 58.b
27.a 59.b
28.c 60.c
29.a 61.b
30.d 62.d
31.b 63.d
32.a 64.d