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Linear equations in two variables — Class 9 and 10 worksheets

Free linear equations in two variables worksheets: check a solution, find k, find y for a given x (Class 9), and solve a pair of linear equations with word problems (Class 10) — with answers.

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Is it a solution?

Class 9 · Worksheet 1 · set 14
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (5, 5) a solution of 4x − 4y = 3?
  2. Is (3, 0) a solution of 5x + 2y = 15?
  3. Is (2, −2) a solution of 3x + 4y = 1?
  4. Is (0, −2) a solution of 6x − y = 4?
  5. Is (−4, −2) a solution of x + y = −6?
  6. Is (−1, −2) a solution of 3x − 4y = 7?
  7. Is (5, 3) a solution of 2x + 6y = 28?
  8. Is (−5, 4) a solution of 6x − 4y = −44?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 14
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = 1, y = −5 is a solution of 6x + ky = 21. Find k.
  2. x = 0, y = 5 is a solution of 5x + ky = 5. Find k.
  3. x = 0, y = −5 is a solution of 4x + ky = 25. Find k.
  4. x = 4, y = −2 is a solution of 3x + ky = 0. Find k.
  5. x = −1, y = −3 is a solution of 5x + ky = −11. Find k.
  6. x = −3, y = −1 is a solution of 1x + ky = −7. Find k.
  7. x = 4, y = 2 is a solution of 3x + ky = 2. Find k.
  8. x = −2, y = 3 is a solution of 2x + ky = −16. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 14
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 2x + 6y = −26, find y when x = −1.
  2. For 5x + 6y = −40, find y when x = −2.
  3. For 3x − 3y = −12, find y when x = −1.
  4. For x + 4y = 30, find y when x = 6.
  5. For 4x + 5y = 4, find y when x = 6.
  6. For 6x − 2y = −30, find y when x = −4.
  7. For 6x + 3y = −18, find y when x = −2.
  8. For 6x − 3y = 33, find y when x = 6.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 14
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. −5x + 3y = 33; −3x + y = 15
  2. −4x − 3y = −20; −5x − 2y = −32
  3. −x − 2y = −6; 3x − 5y = 29
  4. 4x + 5y = −28; 2x − 4y = 12
  5. −4x − 2y = −22; −2x − 2y = −18
  6. −4x + 4y = 12; −2x − 5y = 6
  7. −4x + 4y = −4; x + 5y = −41
  8. −x + 5y = −40; 4x − 3y = 24

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 14
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹55. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹31. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  2. Riya has 21 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹115 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  3. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹54. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹30. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  4. The sum of two numbers is 31 and their difference is 1. Find the numbers.
  5. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹48. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹29. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  6. Riya has 26 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹230 in all. How many of each coin does she have?

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How many solutions does a linear equation in two variables have?

Infinitely many — every point on its straight-line graph is a solution. A pair of such equations usually has exactly one common solution.

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