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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 66
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (2, 5) a solution of 2x − y = −1?
  2. Is (−1, 1) a solution of 2x − 4y = −6?
  3. Is (2, 0) a solution of 5x − 2y = 11?
  4. Is (−2, −1) a solution of 6x − y = −8?
  5. Is (2, −4) a solution of 3x + y = 5?
  6. Is (−1, 1) a solution of 6x − 2y = −8?
  7. Is (5, 5) a solution of 5x − 3y = 11?
  8. Is (−5, −2) a solution of 3x + 4y = −23?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 66
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = 4, y = −3 is a solution of 3x + ky = 24. Find k.
  2. x = −5, y = 2 is a solution of 5x + ky = −33. Find k.
  3. x = 3, y = −5 is a solution of 4x + ky = 17. Find k.
  4. x = −4, y = 3 is a solution of 3x + ky = 6. Find k.
  5. x = 0, y = −4 is a solution of 6x + ky = −8. Find k.
  6. x = 5, y = −3 is a solution of 5x + ky = 34. Find k.
  7. x = −3, y = 4 is a solution of 1x + ky = 9. Find k.
  8. x = 1, y = 1 is a solution of 4x + ky = −1. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 66
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 3x + 6y = −12, find y when x = 4.
  2. For 4x − y = −15, find y when x = −4.
  3. For 5x + y = −11, find y when x = −3.
  4. For 5x − 4y = −30, find y when x = −6.
  5. For 2x + 5y = 23, find y when x = 4.
  6. For 3x − 6y = 6, find y when x = −6.
  7. For x + 3y = 2, find y when x = −1.
  8. For 6x − y = −3, find y when x = −1.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 66
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. −5x + 4y = 21; −4x − 5y = −16
  2. −4x − 3y = 12; 2x − 5y = −32
  3. −x − 2y = 6; −5x + 2y = 18
  4. −4x − 5y = 48; x − 4y = 30
  5. 4x − 2y = −2; 5x + 4y = 43
  6. 3x − 4y = 13; 5x − 2y = 31
  7. −4x − y = −25; −2x + 3y = −23
  8. −2x + 5y = −25; −5x − y = 5

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 66
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹28. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹17. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  2. Riya has 18 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹160 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  3. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹41. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹25. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  4. Riya has 12 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹110 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  5. Riya has 11 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹95 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  6. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹61. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹35. 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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