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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 68
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Answer Yes or No.

  1. Is (5, −3) a solution of 2x + 4y = −2?
  2. Is (−1, 3) a solution of x + 5y = 17?
  3. Is (4, 1) a solution of 2x + 2y = 10?
  4. Is (1, −3) a solution of 2x − 5y = 19?
  5. Is (−4, 1) a solution of x + 2y = −2?
  6. Is (0, 2) a solution of 3x − y = −1?
  7. Is (2, 1) a solution of x − y = 4?
  8. Is (−3, 3) a solution of 4x + 5y = 3?

Find k

Class 9 · Worksheet 2 · set 68
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Find the value of k.

  1. x = 3, y = 3 is a solution of 3x + ky = 21. Find k.
  2. x = 1, y = 4 is a solution of 6x + ky = 30. Find k.
  3. x = −5, y = 2 is a solution of 3x + ky = −21. Find k.
  4. x = 1, y = −2 is a solution of 6x + ky = 18. Find k.
  5. x = 3, y = −2 is a solution of 5x + ky = 19. Find k.
  6. x = −1, y = 5 is a solution of 1x + ky = 29. Find k.
  7. x = 5, y = 4 is a solution of 3x + ky = 39. Find k.
  8. x = 4, y = −1 is a solution of 5x + ky = 24. Find k.

Find y

Class 9 · Worksheet 3 · set 68
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Find the value of y.

  1. For 6x + 3y = 9, find y when x = −1.
  2. For 4x − y = −2, find y when x = 0.
  3. For 3x − 4y = 7, find y when x = 5.
  4. For x + 4y = −17, find y when x = −1.
  5. For 5x + 4y = −7, find y when x = −3.
  6. For 5x − 6y = −8, find y when x = −4.
  7. For 3x − 2y = 6, find y when x = 2.
  8. For 6x + 4y = 10, find y when x = 3.

Solve the pair of equations

Class 10 · Worksheet 4 · set 68
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Solve by substitution or elimination.

  1. −5x − 4y = −50; −x + y = −1
  2. −2x + 5y = −4; 2x − 2y = −8
  3. 4x − 4y = 0; −3x − 4y = −35
  4. 4x + 2y = 16; 2x − 4y = −22
  5. −4x − 5y = −42; 5x + 5y = 45
  6. 3x − 2y = 30; 5x − y = 43
  7. 4x + 5y = −13; −4x − 4y = 16
  8. 4x + 4y = 16; 4x + 2y = 22

Word problems

Class 10 · Worksheet 5 · set 68
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Form two equations and solve.

  1. Riya has 20 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹150 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  2. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹64. 1 pen and 2 pencils cost ₹36. Find the cost of one pen and one pencil.
  3. Riya has 22 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹140 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  4. Riya has 24 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹180 in all. How many of each coin does she have?
  5. The sum of two numbers is 36 and their difference is 10. Find the numbers.
  6. Riya has 7 coins of ₹5 and ₹10, worth ₹55 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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