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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 36
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (5, 0) a solution of 5x + 5y = 25?
  2. Is (0, 1) a solution of 2x − y = 1?
  3. Is (−2, −2) a solution of 3x − y = −4?
  4. Is (4, −1) a solution of 2x − 5y = 15?
  5. Is (−4, −4) a solution of 5x + 2y = −28?
  6. Is (−5, 1) a solution of 4x − y = −20?
  7. Is (−3, 0) a solution of 6x − 4y = −17?
  8. Is (−1, 1) a solution of 2x + 6y = 6?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 36
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = 5, y = 2 is a solution of 2x + ky = 8. Find k.
  2. x = 1, y = −2 is a solution of 3x + ky = −1. Find k.
  3. x = 1, y = 1 is a solution of 1x + ky = 5. Find k.
  4. x = 0, y = 1 is a solution of 2x + ky = −1. Find k.
  5. x = −4, y = 2 is a solution of 1x + ky = −14. Find k.
  6. x = 3, y = 4 is a solution of 1x + ky = −9. Find k.
  7. x = −3, y = −4 is a solution of 3x + ky = 11. Find k.
  8. x = 2, y = 3 is a solution of 2x + ky = 10. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 36
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 5x − 5y = 20, find y when x = 2.
  2. For 3x − 4y = −22, find y when x = −2.
  3. For 5x − 5y = 0, find y when x = −1.
  4. For 6x + 5y = −56, find y when x = −6.
  5. For 6x − 6y = 24, find y when x = 3.
  6. For 5x − 2y = −5, find y when x = −3.
  7. For x − 6y = 13, find y when x = 1.
  8. For 2x − 5y = 20, find y when x = 5.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 36
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. −3x − 5y = 44; −3x − y = 28
  2. 3x − 4y = −39; −x − 2y = −7
  3. −2x − 3y = −9; 2x + 2y = 8
  4. −4x + 2y = −12; 4x − 4y = 8
  5. −5x + y = 27; −5x + 3y = 41
  6. −3x + 3y = 6; −x + 4y = −4
  7. −2x + 4y = 2; 4x + y = −13
  8. −4x − 4y = −20; 4x + 5y = 24

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 36
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹40. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹21. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  2. The sum of two numbers is 40 and their difference is 2. Find the numbers.
  3. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹35. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹20. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  4. The sum of two numbers is 53 and their difference is 51. Find the numbers.
  5. The sum of two numbers is 78 and their difference is 28. Find the numbers.
  6. The sum of two numbers is 103 and their difference is 43. Find the numbers.

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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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