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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 38
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (3, 2) a solution of 2x − y = 7?
  2. Is (−2, −3) a solution of 6x − 3y = 0?
  3. Is (−4, 0) a solution of 2x + 3y = −5?
  4. Is (1, 5) a solution of 4x − y = −1?
  5. Is (3, 2) a solution of 4x + 2y = 18?
  6. Is (−1, −4) a solution of 2x + 2y = −9?
  7. Is (−1, 5) a solution of 3x − y = −6?
  8. Is (1, −4) a solution of 4x − 2y = 12?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 38
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = −1, y = 4 is a solution of 6x + ky = 10. Find k.
  2. x = 0, y = 1 is a solution of 5x + ky = −1. Find k.
  3. x = −1, y = −4 is a solution of 3x + ky = 5. Find k.
  4. x = −1, y = 4 is a solution of 5x + ky = −17. Find k.
  5. x = 0, y = 1 is a solution of 1x + ky = −1. Find k.
  6. x = −3, y = 1 is a solution of 6x + ky = −15. Find k.
  7. x = 5, y = 2 is a solution of 2x + ky = 0. Find k.
  8. x = 0, y = 5 is a solution of 3x + ky = 30. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 38
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 4x + 6y = −16, find y when x = 5.
  2. For 6x + 5y = −5, find y when x = 0.
  3. For 4x + 5y = 4, find y when x = 1.
  4. For 5x − 5y = −55, find y when x = −5.
  5. For 3x − 4y = −18, find y when x = 2.
  6. For 3x − 4y = 22, find y when x = 2.
  7. For 6x − 5y = 24, find y when x = 4.
  8. For 3x + 5y = −3, find y when x = −1.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 38
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. 2x − 5y = 26; x − 4y = 25
  2. 4x − 4y = −36; x − 4y = −21
  3. −x + 3y = 21; x + y = 7
  4. 4x + 2y = 26; −2x − 3y = −23
  5. 4x + y = −19; 4x − 4y = −4
  6. −2x + 5y = −7; x + y = 0
  7. −5x + 5y = 70; 4x + 3y = 0
  8. 3x + 5y = −26; 3x + y = −22

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 38
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. The sum of two numbers is 89 and their difference is 63. Find the numbers.
  2. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹34. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹20. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  3. The sum of two numbers is 74 and their difference is 26. Find the numbers.
  4. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹39. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹21. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  5. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹22. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹12. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  6. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹49. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹27. 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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