LINEAR EQUATION IN ONE VARIABLE

EXERCISE 01
SECTION -A (FIXED RESPONSE TYPE)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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1. If 4 x   5 , then x =
5
11 13 16 12
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 14 17 11
x 5
2. If –  6 , then x = ?
3 2
51 52 53 54
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 5
3. If 0.6x + 0.8 = 0.28x + 1.16, then x = ?
6 9 11 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 8 2 5
2
x 1
5
4. If 3  , then x = ?
1 3
x
4
7 5 6 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 13 13 14
x2  1 5
5. A positive value of x which satisfies the equation 2  is :
x –1 4
(A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 5 (D) 3

2 x  7 2x  6
6. If  , then x = ?
5x  8 5x  4
2 1 1 6
(A) –6 (B) –3 (C) –2 (D) –3
3 2 2 7
5 x 6 – x 6( x  3) 1
7. If   – , then x = ?
4 8 3 6
121 121 212 122
(A) – (B) (C) (D) –
22 12 21 21
8. Length of a rectangle is 8 m less than twice its breadth. If the perimeter of the rectangle is
56 m. Find its length and breadth.
(A) Length = 16 m and breadth = 12 m (B) Length = 13 m, breadth = 15 m
(C) Length = 14 m, breadth = 17 m (D) Length = 18 m, breadth = 21 m

9. The age of father is 3 times the age of the son. If sum of their ages is 48 years, then the
age of father and son are (in years) :
(A) Father = 36, Son = 12 (B) Father = 45, Son = 15
(C) Father = 39, Son = 13 (D) Father = 42, Son = 14
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10. One number is 3 times another number. If 15 is added to both the numbers, then one of the
new numbers becomes twice that of the other new number. The numbers are :
(A) 15, 45 (B) 12, 36 (C) 13, 39 (D) 14, 42

11. Sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. The given number exceeds the number
obtained by interchanging the digits by 36. The given number is :
(A) 81 (B) 82 (C) 83 (D) 84

12. The denominator of a rational number is 4 more than the numerator. If 2 is added to the
3
numerator and 3 is added to denominator then the new number becomes . Find the
4
original number.
13 12 11 10
(A) (B) (C) (D)
17 16 15 14

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1. The solution of the equation 3x – 4 = 1 – 2x is _______.

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2. The solution of the question 2y – 5y = _______.
5
x
3.  30 = 18 has the solution is __________.
5

4. If two-third of a number is equal to one-fifth of the same number, then the number
is_______.

5. If twice of a number is 5 less than thrice of that number, then the number is ________.

6. If one-third of a number when added to one-half of the same number results in 5, then the
number is _______.

7. If x% of a number is equal to 6% of one-third of that number, then the value of x is______.

8. A two-digit number is equal to the number obtained by interchanging the digits. If the ten’s
place digit is 5, then unit’s place digit is _____

TRUE / FALSE
1. An equation, in which the maximum degree of a term is one, is called a linear equation.

2. We cannot subtract the same number on both sides of the equation.

3. We can multiply both sides of the equation by same non zero number.

4. We can divide both sides of the equation by same number.

5. If we transpose any term of the equation from one side to other with its sign gets changed.

6. 8x – 3 = 25 + 174 then x is a rational number.

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7. A linear equation in one variable has two solution.

8. In a linear equation the highest power of the variable appearing

in the equation is one.
x 11
9. If = 15 then x = .
11 15

10. If 6x = 18 then 18x = 54.

MATCH THE COLUMN

1. Column–I Column–II
(A) 4x = 36 (p) x = 33
x 6
(B) = 11 (q) x=
3 5
(C) 5x + 3 = 9 (r) x=9

(D) 3(x – 1) = 4(x – 5) (s) x=1

(E) 9x – 1 = 8 (t) x=–3

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(F) x= (x – 1) (u) x = 17
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SECTION -B (FREE RESPONSE TYPE)
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE
1. Solve the following equation and check your solutions :
2y  5 1 9y 5
(i) =1 (ii) =
y 7 19  3 y 8
y  (7  8y ) 2
2. Solve : = .
9 y  (3  4y ) 3
3. The sum of two numbers is 45 and their ratio is 7 : 8. Find the numbers.

4. A is 20 years older than B. He is also six times as old as B. Find their ages.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE

0.4z  3 5
5. Solve : =– .
1.5z  9 7
2 x  (2 x  3)
6. Solve : = – 1.
3 x  (4 x  3)
7. If sum of two numbers is 30 and 2 times one number is 3 times the other then find the
numbers.

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8. If p is 2 years younger than q and 2 years older than r and the sum of their ages is 90 then
find the age of p

LONG ANSWER TYPE

9. One fourth of a number exceeds one fifth of its succeeding number by 3. Find the number.

10. The numerator of a rational number is less than its denominator by 3. If the numerator
becomes three times and the denominator is increased by 20, the new number becomes
1
. Find the original number.
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11. The cost price of a desk and a chair is Rs. 371. If the desk costs 12 % more than the chair.
Find the cost price of each.

EXERCISE 02
SECTION -A (COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION QUESTION)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. One fifth of a number diminishes one fourth of its successor by one. The number is
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 15 (D) 20

5 3x  1
2. If we represent the fraction by then x =
26 2x  5
3 4 3 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 7 3

3. If half of the one third of a number is 15 less then the number, then number is ............
(A) 18 (B) 17 (C) 16 (D) 15

2x  a
4. Solve for x : =1
xb
(A) a – b (B) b – a (C) a + b (D) –a – b

5. A number has two digits. The unit digit is four times than tens digits. If the difference
between the number obtained by reversing the digits and the original number is 54, find the
original number.
(A) 28 (B) 82 (C) 14 (D) 41

6. If I drive at a speed of 24 km/hr., I reach school 5 minutes late and if I drive at a 30 kmph, I
reach 4 minutes too soon. Find the distance of the school from my residence (in kilometer).
(A) 18 km (B) 30 km (C) 15 km (D) 36 km

7. The sum of two numbers, which are in the ratio 5 : 7, is 120. Find the numbers.
(A) 30, 40 (B) 50, 70 (C) 70, 90 (D) 150, 170

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8. When 4 is subtracted from three times a number and the result is divided by 3 more than
2
the number, we get . Find the number.
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(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 4

9. A streamer goes down stream from one port to another in 5 hours while it covers the same
distance upstream in 6 hours. If the speed of the stream is 3 kmph, find the speed of the
steamer in still water.
(A) 18 km/hr (B) 30 km/hr (C) 20 km/hr (D) 33 km/hr

10. The denominator of a fraction exceeds numerator by 3. If numerator is doubled and the
2
denominator is increased by 14, then fraction becomes rd of the original fraction. Find
3
the fraction.
(A) 4/7 (B) 5/7 (C) 6/7 (D) 3/7

SECTION -B (TECHIE STUFF)

11. f 29x + 37y = 103, 37x + 29y = 95, then :

(A) x = 1, y = 2 (B) x = 2, y = 1 (C) x = 2, y = 3 (D) x = 3, y = 2

12. If Rs. 50 is distributed among 150 children giving 50 p to each boy and 25 p to each girl.
Then the number of boys is :
(A) 25 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 50

EXERCISE 03
PREVIOUS YEAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

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1. The sum of three numbers is 98. The ratio of the first to the second is and the ratio of
3
5
the second to the third is . The second number is [NSTSE - 2010]
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(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 32
2. What is the value of x in the given equation? (IMO 2010)
 3 x  1   2x  3   x  3   3 x  1
16 7 8 14
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 5

3. Which expression is equivalent 5[4 + 3(x - 6)]? (IMO 2010)

(A) 15x - 10 (B) 15x - 70 (C) 15x - 14 (D) 15x - 110
4. Jasmine is a much better tennis player than Reshma. They decide to have a contest. Every
time Jasmine wins a game, she will earn 3 points and every time Reshma wins a game,
she will earn 5 points. If they play 48 games and the final score is tiled, how many games
did Jasmine win? (IMO 2010)
(A) 50 (B) 40 (C) 30 (D) 18

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5. Madhuri is on the fourth floor of a building. Her car is in the parking garage three levels
below the ground floor. She gets in the elevator and travels from the fourth floor above
ground level to the third floor below ground level. How many floors did she travel?
(IMO 2010)
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 7

6. Mrs. Ravina needs to take a taxi to the doctor's clinic. The taxi ride costs Rs.13.00 for the
First km and 6 for each km thereafter. How much does Mrs. Ravina pay for a 2.3 km taxi
ride? (IMO 2010)
(A) Rs. 25 (B) Rs.28 (C) Rs.32 (D) Rs.30

7. Of the three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half the third. If the average of
three numbers is 56, the three numbers in order are [Aryabhatta-2011]
(A) 48, 24, 96 (B) 48, 36, 96 (C) 48, 12, 14 (D) 24, 12, 48

8. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by interchanging the digits of the
number is 121. If the digits differ by 5, then find the number [Aryabhatta-2011]
(A) 38, 83 (B) 27, 72 (C) 39, 93 (D) 61, 16

9. The ages of Mira, Tina and Sania are in the ratio 6 : 4 : 7 respectively, if the sum of their
ages is 34 years, what is Sania's age? (IMO 2011)
(A) 12 years (B) 10 years (C) 18 years (D) 14 years

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10.  4  of a number is 20 more than half of the same number. The required number
is______.
(IMO 2011)
(A) 50 (B) 180 (C) 90 (D) 80

11. The ratio of ages of Kunal and Deepesh is 3 : 5. After 10 years this ratio becomes 5 : 7.
What is the present age of Deepesh? (IMO 2011)
(A) 20 years (B) 25 years (C) 50 years (D) 15 years

12. Mohan gets 3 marks for each correct answer and loses 2 marks for each wrong answer.
He attempts 30 problems and obtains 40 marks. The number of problems solved correctly
is. (IMO 2011)
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25

13. Neeta’s volvo bus takes 50 boys to a field trip. Some of them take Rs. 20 tickets while the
rest take Rs. 45 tickets. It the total cost of tickets purchased is Rs. 2000, how many boys
took the tickets of Rs. 20 each ? [NSTSE - 2012]
(A) 7 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 15

 5 x  1 x  1 1
14. Solve for x : x   2 x    (IMO 2012)
 3  3 2
3 1
(A) (B) – 31 (C) – 20 (D)
2 2

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15. For a journey the cost of a child ticket is 1/3"' of the cost of an adult ticket. If the cost of the
tickets for 4 adults and 5 children is Rs. 85, the cost of a child ticket is (IMO 2012)
(A) Rs.5 (B) Rs.6 (C) Rs.10 (D) Rs.15

16. The ratio of present ages of Rahul and Deepesh is 3 : 5. 10 years later this ratio becomes
5:7. What is the present age of Deepesh? (IMO 2012)
(A) 20 years (B) 50 years (C) 25 years (D) 40 years

3x  4 x 1
17. Solve for x :  (IMO 2012)
6 x  7 2x  3
1 5
(A) (B)  (C) 1 (D) 3
2 4

x x
18. + = 2 find x [NSTSE - 2013]
xa x b
a 2ab
(A) (B) ab (C) (D) 2ab
b ab

19. If x + y = 6 and 3x – y = 4, find the value of x – y. [NSTSE – 2014]

(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4

20. In a class of 100 students, 55 students have passed in Mathematics and 67 students have
passed in Physics. Then, the number of students who have passed in Physics only is .
[IOM 2017]
(A) 22 (B) 33 (C) 10 (D) 45

21. The difference of squares of two consecutive numbers is 61. What will be the sum of these
numbers ? [IOM 2017]
(A) 81 (B) 41 (C) 61 (D) 51

6m  7 4m  5
22. Find the solution of the given linear equation  . [IOM 2019]
3m  2 2m  3

11 11 9 9
(A) m = – (B) m = (C) (D) –
9 9 11 11

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EXERCISE 01
SECTION -A (FIXED RESPONSE TYPE)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans. A A B A D A D A A A D A

FILL IN THE BLANKS

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1. x=1 2. y=– 3. x = – 60. 4. zero
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5. 5 6. 6 7. 2 8. 5
TRUE / FALSE
1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False
5. True 6. True 7. False 8. True
9. False 10. True.
MATCH THE COLUMN
1. (A) – r, (B) – p, (C) – q, (D) – u, (E) – s, (F) – t
SECTION -B (FREE RESPONSE TYPE)
SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE
1. (i) y=2 (ii) y = – 29/19 2. y = 15/17 3. 21, 24
4. 24, 4
SHORT ANSWER TYPE
5. – 2.33 6. 0 7. 12, 18 8. 30
LONG ANSWER TYPE
9. 64 10. 1/4 11. C.P. of Desk = Rs. 196 & Chair = Rs. 175

EXERCISE 02
SECTION -A (COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION QUESTION)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans. C A A A A A B A B A A D

EXERCISE 03
PREVIOUS YEAR EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans C D B C D A A A D D B C B A A
Ques. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ans C B C A D C A

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