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Chapter-3: Linear Equations In Two Variables
CBSE BOARD-1991
1. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has infinitely many solutions:
4x+5y=3; kx+15y=9
2. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has infinitely many solutions :
2x+3y-5=0; 6x+ky-15=0
3. Obtain the condition for the following system of linear equations to have a unique solution:
ax+by=c ; lx + my =n
4. For what value of K, the following system of equations will represent the coincident lines?
x+2y+7=0 ; 2x+ky+14 =10
5. In the following system of education, determine whether the system has a unique solution,
no solution or infinitely many solutions.
3x-5y=20 ; 6x-10y=40
6. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has a unique solution :
2x+3y-5=0 ; kx-6y-8=0
7. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has infinitely many
solutions : 5x+2y=k ; 10x+4y=3
8. Write whether the following pair of linear equations is consistent or not :
x + y = 14 ; x – y = 14
9. In a ∆ ABC, ∠C=3 ∠B=2 (∠A +∠B). Find three angles.
CBSE BOARD-1992
10. The ratio of income of two persons is 9: 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3. If each
of them saves ₹ 200 per month, their month’s incomes.
11. Ten years later, A will be twice as old as B and five years ago, A was three times as old as B.
What are the present ages of A and B?
12. In a two digit number, the unit’s digit is twice the ten’s digit. If 27 is added to the number,
the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
CBSE BOARD-1994
13. For what value of k, the following system of equations will be inconsistent :
4x+6y=11; 2x+ky=7
14. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has no solution :
kx-5y=2; 6x+2y=7
15. Ten year ago, a father was twelve times as old as his son and ten years hence, he will be
twice as old as his son will be. Find their present ages.

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16. The present age of a father is three years more than three times the age of the son. Three
years hence, father’s age will be 10 years more than twice the age of the son. Determine
their present ages.
17. A father is three times as old as his son. In 12 years time, he will be twice as old as his son.
Find the present ages of father and the son.
18. Students of a class are made to stand in rows. If one student is extra in a row, there would
be 2 rows less. If one students is less in a row there would be 3 rows more. Find the
number of student in the class.
CBSE BOARD-1995
19. In the following system of equation, determine whether the system of equation has a
unique solution, no solution or infinitely many solutions.
2x+y=5; 4x+2y=10
CBSE BOARD-1996
20. Find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has no solution :
3x-4y+7=0 ; kx+3y-5=0
21. find the value of k for which, the following system of equation has no solution :
x-ky=2 ; 3x+2y=-5
22. Solve the following system of equations in x and y :
(𝑎+𝑏)2
ax + by = 1 ; bx + ay = 2 2 – 1
𝑎 +𝑏
23. Solve the following system of equations in x and y :
(a – b)x + (a + b)y = a2 – 2ab – b2 ; (a + b) (x + y) = a2 + b2
24. A man sold a chair and a table for ₹ 1520 thereby, mistake a profit of 25% on the chair and
10 on the table. By selling them together for ₹ 1535 he would have made a profit of 10%
on the chair and 25 % on the table. Find the cost price of each.
25. A and B each have certain number of oranges. A say to B, “if you give me 10 your oranges,
I will have twice the number of oranges left with you.” B replies, “if you give me 10 of your
oranges, I will have the same number of oranges as left with you”. Find the number of
oranges with A and B separately.
26. In a two digit number, the ten’s digit is three times the unit’s digit. When the number is
decreased by 54, the digit are reversed. Find the number
27. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8 and the difference between the number
and the formed by reversing the digit is 18. Find the number.
28. The sum of a numerator and denominator of a fraction is 18. If the denominator is
increased by 2, the fraction reduces to 1/3. Find the fraction.

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CBSE BOARD-1997
29. A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and some other
amount at the rate of 10% simple interest. He received yearly interest of ₹130. But if he
had interchanged the amount did he invest at different rates?
CBSE BOARD-1998
30. find the value of c for which, the following system of linear equation has no solution :
cx + 3y = 3; 12x + cy = 6
CBSE BOARD-1999
31. The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge together with the charge for the
distance covered for a journey of 10 km. The charge paid is ₹ 75 and for a journey of 15 km
the charge paid is ₹ 110. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?
32. Determine the values of a and b for which the following system of linear equations has
infinite solutions :
2x - (a - 4) y = 2b + 1; 4x – (a – 1) y = 5b – 1
33. For what value of k, will the following system of equations have infinitely many solutions :
2x + 3y = 4 ; (k + 2) x + 6y = 3k + 2
34. A two-digit number is 4 more than 6 times the sum of its digits. If 18 is added to the
number, the digits are reversed. Find the number.
35. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 4 more than twice the
numerator. If the numerator and denominator are increased by 3, they are in the ratio 2:
3. Determine the fraction.
CBSE BOARD-2000
36. The car hire charges in city comprise of a fixed charges together with the charge for distance
covered. For a journey of 12km, the charge paid is ₹ 89 and for a journey of 20 km, the charges
paid is ₹ 145. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km.
CBSE BOARD-2001
37. A two digit number is 3 more than 4 time the sum of its digits. If 18 is added to the
number, the digits are reversed. Find the number.
38. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 3 less than twice the
denominator. If the numerator and denominator are decreased by 1, the numerator
becomes half the denominator. Determine the fraction.
39. The sum of the numerator and denominator of a fraction is 12. If the denominator is
increased by 3, the fraction becomes 1/2. Find the fraction.
40. Determine the values of a and b so that, the following system of liner equations have
infinitely many solutions :
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(2a – 1)x + 3y – 5 = 0 ; 3x + (b – 1)y – 2 = 0
41. Determine the value k so that, the following linear equations have no solutions :
(3x + 1) x + 3y – 2 = 0; (k2 +1) x (k – 2) y – 5 = 0
42. Find the values of p and q for which, the following system of equations has infinite number
of solutions :
2x + 3y = 7; (p + q) x + (2p – q) y = 21
CBSE BOARD-2002
43. Find the value of k for which, the following system of linear equations has infinite
solutions :
x + (k +1)y = 5 ; (k + 1) x + 9y = 8k – 1
44. Places A and B are 80 km apart from each other on a highway. A car starts from A and
other from B at the same time. If they move in the same direction, they meet in 8 hours
and if they move in opposite direction they meet in 1 hour and 20 minutes, find the speeds
of the cars.
45. The sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by reversing the order of its
digits is 99. If the digits differ by 3, find the number.
46. Determine the values of m and n so that, the following system of linear equations have
infinite number of solutions :
2x + 3y = 7 ; (p + q)x + (2p – q)y = 3 (p + q + 1)
47. Find the values of a and b for which, the following system of equations has infinitely many
solutions :
3x +4y = 12 ; (a + b)x + 2 (a - b)y = 5a -1
48. The sum of two digits number and the number formed by interchanging its digits is 110. If
10 is subtracted from the number, the new number is 4 more than 5 times the sum of the
digits in the first number. Find the first number.
CBSE BOARD-2004
49. The sum of two digit number is 15. He number obtained by reversing the order of digits of
given number exceeds the given number by 9. Find the given number.
50. Two years ago, a father was five times as old as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8
years more than three times the age of the son. Find the present ages of father and son.
51. Solve for x and y : 6 (ax +by) = 3a + 2b ; 6 (bx – ay) = 3b – 2a
52. Father’s age is three times the sum of ages of his two children. After 5 years, his age will
be twice the sum of ages of two children. Find the age of father.
CBSE BOARD-2006
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑎2 𝑏 𝑏2 𝑎
53. Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦: − = 0; + = 𝑎 + 𝑏; 𝑥, 𝑦 ≠ 0.
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦

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54. Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦: 𝑚𝑥 − 𝑛𝑦 = 𝑚2 + 𝑛2 ; 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2
55. Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦 :
𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑦
− = 𝑎 + 𝑏; 𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦 = 2𝑎𝑏
𝑏 𝑎
56. Solve the following system of equations :
𝑏𝑥 𝑎𝑦
− + (𝑎 + 𝑏) = 0; 𝑏𝑥 − 𝑎𝑦 + 2𝑎𝑏 = 0
8 𝑏
57. Solve for 𝑥 and 𝑦 :
47𝑥 + 31𝑦 = 63; 31𝑥 + 47𝑦 = 15
58. Abdul travelled 300 km by train and 200 km by taxi, it took him 5 hours 30 minutes. But if
he travels 260 km by train and 240 km by taxi, he takes 6 minutes longer. Find the speed
of the train and that of the taxi.
CBSE BOARD-2007
59. Solve for x and y :
2𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
+ =2; − =4
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏
60. Solve for x and y :
31x + 29y = 33; 29x + 31=27
61. Solve for x and y :
𝑦 8 𝑥 3𝑦 −5
4x + = ; + =
3 3 2 4 2
62. Solve for x and y :
8x – 9y = 6xy; 10x + 6y = 19xy
63. Solve for x and y :
𝑥+1 𝑦−1 𝑥−1 𝑦+1
+ =8; + =9
2 3 2 3
64. Find the value of m for which, the pair of linear equations :
2x + 3y + 7 = 0; (m - 1) n + (m + 1) y + (3m – 1) = 0
Has infinitely many solutions:
65. Solve the following system of linear equations graphically :
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12; 2𝑦 − 1 = 𝑥
CBSE BOARD-2008
66. For what value of k, the following pair of linear equation has infinity has many solution?
10x + 5y - ( k – 5 ) = 0 ; 20x + 10y – k = 0
67. Without drawing the graph, state whether the following pair of linear equations will
represent intersecting lines, coincident lines or parallel lines.
6x + 3y +10 = 0 ; 2x – y + 9 = 0
68. Draw the graph of the following pair of linear equations :
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 12
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Hence, find the area of the region bounded by the line 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0 and 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 12.
CBSE BOARD-2009
69. Find the number of solutions of the following pair of linear equations :
x + 2y – 8 = 0; 2x +4y = 16
70. Find the value(s) of k for which, the pair of linear equations kx + 3y = k – 2 and 12x + ky = k
has no solution.
71. Without drawing the graph, find out whether the lines representing the following pair of
linear equations intersect at a point are parallel or coincident.
3 −5 7
9x - 10y = 21 ; x y =
2 3 2
72. For what value of k, will the following pair of linear equations have no solution?
2x + 3y = 9; 6x + (k – 2)y = (3k – 2)
CBSE BOARD-2010
73. Find the value of k for which, the following pair of linear equations have infinitely many
solutions : 2x + 3y = 7 ; (k-1)x + (k + 2)y = 3k
74. Solve the following pair of linear equations for 𝑥 and 𝑦 :
2(𝑎𝑥 − 𝑏𝑦) + (𝑎 + 4𝑏) = 0; 2(𝑏𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦) + (𝑏 − 4𝑎) = 0
75.A number consists of two digits. When the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the
quotient is 7. If 27 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. Find
the number.
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CBSE BOARD-2018
76. ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y.

CBSE BOARD-2019
77. Find the value of c if the system of equation cx+3y+ (3-c) =0; 12x+cy-c=0 has infinitely
many solutions?
78.A father’s age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children. After 5 years his age
will be two times the sum of their ages. Find the present age of the father.
79. A fraction becomes 1/3 when 2 is subtracted from the numerator and it becomes ½ when
1 is subtracted from the denominator. Find the fraction.

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[Link] the values of k so that the pair of equations x+2y=5 and 3x+ky+15=0 has a unique
solution.
[Link] larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 180. Find the angles.
82. Sumit is 3 times as old as his son. Five years later, he shall be two and a half times as old as
his son. How old is sumit at present.
83. Solve the pair of linear equations : 3x-5y=4 ; 2y+7=9x
[Link] the graph of the equations x-y+1=0 and 3x+2y-12=0. Using this graph, find the values
of x and y which satisfy both equations.
85. Find the values of k for which the pair of equations kx+2y=3; 3x+6y=10 has a unique solution.
[Link] what value of k, does the system of linear equations 2x+3y=7; (k-1) x+ (k+2) y=3k have
an infinite number of solutions?
87. A part of monthly hostel charges in a college hostel are fixed and the remaining depends
on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 25
days, he has to pay Rs.4,500, whereas a student B who takes food for 30 days, has to pay
Rs. 5,200. Find the fixed charges per month and the cost of food per day.
CBSE BOARD-2020
88. Find the value of k for which the system of equations x+y-4=0 and 2x+ky=3, has no solution.
89. Determine graphically the coordinates of the vertices of a triangle, the equations of whose
sides are given by 2y-x=8, 5y-x=14 and y-2x=1.
90. If the equations kx-2y=3 and 3x+y=5 represent two intersecting lines at unique point,
then find the value of k.
[Link] graphically: 2x+3y=2; x-2y=8.
92. A two digit number is such that the product of its digits is 14. If 45 is added to the number,
the digits interchange their places. Find the number.
CBSE BOARD-20211
93. CSBQ : The residents of a housing society, on the occasion of environment day, decided
to build two straight paths in the central park of the society and also plant trees along the
boundary lines of each path. Taking one corner of the park as origin and the two mutually
perpendicular lines as the x-axis and y-axis, the paths were represented by the two linear
equations 2x -3y = 5 and -6x + 9y = 7.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Two paths represented by the two equations here are
(a) intersecting
(b) overlapping
(c) parallel
(d) mutually perpendicular

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(ii) Which one of the following points lie on the line 2x-3y=5?
(a) (-4,1)
(b) (4,-1)
(c) (4,1)
(d) (-4,-1)
(iii) If the line -6x+9y=7 intersects the y-axis at a point, then its coordinates are :
(a) (0,7/9)
(b) (4,-1)
(c) (4,1)
(d) (-4,-1)
(iv) If a pair of equations a1x+b1y+c1=0 and a2x+b2y+c2=0 has unique solution, then :
a1 b1 c1
(a)  
a2 b2 c2
a1 b1
(b) 
a2 b2
a1 b1 c1
(c)  
a2 b2 c2
a1 b1 c1
(d)  
a2 b2 c2
a1 b1 c1
(v) If   , then the two lines a1x+b1y+c1=0 and a2x+b2y+c2=0 are
a2 b2 c2
(a) Parallel
(b) Coincident
(c) Intersecting
(d) Perpendicular to each other
94. The sum of the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is 18. If the denominator is
increased by 2, the fraction reduces to 3/1. Find the fraction.
[Link] the value of k for which the system of equations x + 2y = 5 and 3x + ky + 15 = 0 has no
solution.
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CBSE BOARD-20231
96. A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for
each day thereafter. Rittik paid Rs. 27 for a book kept for 7days and Manmohan paid Rs.
21 for a book kept for 5 days. Find the fixed charges and the charge for each extra day.

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97. Find the values of a and b for which the system of linear equations 3x+4y=12,
(a+b)x+2(a-b)y=24 has infinite number of solutions.
98. CSBQ: Two schools P and Q decided to award prizes to their students for two games of
Hockey Rs. X per students and cricket Rs.y per student. School P decided to award a total of
Rs. 9500 for the two games to 5 and 4 students respectively; while school Q decided to
award Rs. 7370 for the two games to 4 and 3 students respectively.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Represent the following information algebraically ( in terms of x and y)
(ii) (a) What is the prize amount for hockey?
Or,
(b) Prize amount on which game is more and by how much.
(iii) What will be the total prize amount if there are 2 students each from two games?
99. If the system of linear equations 2x+3y=7 and 2ax+(a+b)y=28 have infinite number of
solutions , then find the values of a and b.
100. If 217x+131y=913; 131x+217y=827, then solve the equations for the values x and y.
101. A coaching institute of Mathematics conducts classes in two batches I and II and
fees for rich and poor children are different. In batch I, there are 20 poor and 5 rich
children, whereas in batch II, there are 5 poor and 25 rich children. The total monthly
collection of fees from batch I is Rs.9000 and from batch II is Rs. 26,000. Assume that
each poor child pays x per month and each rich child pays y per month.

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Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Represent the information given above in terms of x and y.
(ii) Find the monthly fee paid by a poor child. OR Find the difference in the monthly
fee paid by a poor child and a rich child.
(iii) If there are 10 poor and 20 rich children in batch II, what is the total monthly
collection of fees from batch II ?
102. Two people are 16 km apart on a straight road. They start walking at the same time. If
they walk towards each other with different speeds, the will meet in 2 hours. Had they
walked in the same direction with same speeds as before, they would have met in 8 hours.
Find their walking speeds.

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