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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 21
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (−4, −1) a solution of x + 5y = −6?
  2. Is (4, 3) a solution of x − 3y = −4?
  3. Is (1, 2) a solution of 6x − y = 4?
  4. Is (−1, −1) a solution of 2x + 6y = −6?
  5. Is (2, 5) a solution of 5x + 5y = 35?
  6. Is (−1, −2) a solution of 6x − y = −3?
  7. Is (0, −2) a solution of 6x − 3y = 7?
  8. Is (0, 4) a solution of 2x + y = 7?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 21
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = 3, y = −3 is a solution of 6x + ky = 33. Find k.
  2. x = −2, y = 2 is a solution of 5x + ky = 2. Find k.
  3. x = −2, y = 3 is a solution of 1x + ky = 16. Find k.
  4. x = 2, y = 1 is a solution of 4x + ky = 13. Find k.
  5. x = −4, y = 2 is a solution of 6x + ky = −16. Find k.
  6. x = −2, y = 3 is a solution of 1x + ky = −8. Find k.
  7. x = −3, y = 4 is a solution of 6x + ky = −38. Find k.
  8. x = 0, y = 4 is a solution of 2x + ky = 24. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 21
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 2x − 6y = 12, find y when x = −3.
  2. For 6x − y = −25, find y when x = −5.
  3. For 2x + y = 4, find y when x = 1.
  4. For x − 3y = 1, find y when x = −2.
  5. For 2x + 3y = −8, find y when x = −4.
  6. For 2x + y = −10, find y when x = −3.
  7. For 4x − 5y = −33, find y when x = −2.
  8. For 2x + 6y = 12, find y when x = 6.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 21
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. −x + 2y = −11; −3x + 4y = −29
  2. x + y = 15; x − y = −1
  3. −3x + 5y = −44; −4x + 5y = −47
  4. −4x + 4y = 28; −5x − 5y = 15
  5. −4x − 4y = 44; 3x − 5y = −1
  6. −4x + 3y = −15; −4x + 4y = −20
  7. 4x + 5y = −50; 2x − 2y = 2
  8. −5x + y = −18; −x − 5y = 12

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 21
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹53. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹30. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  2. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹52. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹29. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  3. Riya has 27 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹215 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  4. The sum of two numbers is 56 and their difference is 2. Find the numbers.
  5. The sum of two numbers is 80 and their difference is 36. Find the numbers.
  6. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹51. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹28. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.

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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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