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Class IX Simultaneous Equations Practice

This document contains a practice paper for Class IX students focusing on simultaneous linear equations through various word problems. It includes 13 problems that require the application of mathematical concepts to find unknown values based on given conditions. The problems cover a range of scenarios, including age-related questions, cost calculations, and work rates.

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Class IX Simultaneous Equations Practice

This document contains a practice paper for Class IX students focusing on simultaneous linear equations through various word problems. It includes 13 problems that require the application of mathematical concepts to find unknown values based on given conditions. The problems cover a range of scenarios, including age-related questions, cost calculations, and work rates.

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CLASS IX

SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS


(WORD PROBLEMS)
ST ANTHONY’S SCHOOL GIRLS’
SIR DEVEN’S PRACTICE PAPER

1. The sum of two numbers is 2. If their difference is 20, find the numbers.

2. The sum of two numbers is 43. If the larger is doubled and the smaller is tripled, the
difference is 36. Find the two numbers.

3. The cost of 5kg of sugar and 7kg of rice is Rs 153, and the cost of 7kg of sugar and 5kg
of rice is Rs 147. Find the cost of 6kg of sugar and 10kg of rice.

4. If from twice the greater of two numbers 16 is subtracted, the result is half the other
number. If from half the greater number 1 is subtracted, the result is still half the other
number. What are the numbers?

5. There are 38 coins in a collection of 20 paise coins and 25 paise coins. If the total value
of the collection is Rs 8.50, how many of each are there?

2
6. The ratio of two numbers is
3
. If 2 is subtracted from the first and 8 from the second,
the ratio becomes the reciprocal of the original ratio. Find the numbers.

1
7. Find the fraction which becomes when the denominator is increased by 4 and is equal
2
1
to when the numerator is diminished by 5.
8

8. Four years ago mother was 3 times as old as her daughter. Six years from now the mother
will be twice as old as her daughter. Find their present ages.

9. A shopkeeper sells a table at 8% profit and a chair at 10% discount, thereby getting Rs
1008. If he had sold the table at 10% profit and chair at 8% discount, he would have got
Rs 20 more. Find the cost price of the table and the list price of the chair.

10. The students of a class are made to stand in (complete) rows. If one student is extra in a
row, there would be 2 rows less, and if one student is less in a row, there would be 3 rows
more. Find the number of students in the class.

11. 2 men and 5 women can do a piece of work in 4 days, while 1 man and 1 women can
finish it in 12 days. How long would it take for 1 man to do the work?

12. A boat takes 2 hours to go 40km down the stream and it returns in 4 hours. Find the speed
of the boat in still water and the speed of the stream.

13. An aeroplane flies 1680km with a head wind in 3.5 hours. On the return trip with same
wind blowing, the plane takes 3 hours. Find the plane’s air speed and the wind speed.

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Let the fraction be x/y. According to the problem, x/(y + 4) = 1/2 and (x - 5)/y = 1/8. Solving these equations: from the first equation, 2x = y + 4. From the second, 8(x - 5) = y. Substituting y = 2x - 4 into the second equation gives 8(x - 5) = 2x - 4, which simplifies to 8x - 40 = 2x - 4. Solving for x gives x = 6, and substituting back gives y = 2(6) - 4 = 8. Therefore, the fraction is 6/8 or 3/4 in simplest terms .

Let the two numbers be x and y. According to the problem, x + y = 2 and x - y = 20. Solving these equations simultaneously, we add the two equations to get 2x = 22, leading to x = 11. Substituting x = 11 back into the first equation, we get y = -9. Therefore, the numbers are 11 and -9 .

Let the speed of the boat in still water be b km/h and the speed of the stream be s km/h. Downstream, the effective speed is b + s and upstream is b - s. From the problem, 40/(b + s) = 2 and 40/(b - s) = 4. These give b + s = 20 and b - s = 10. Solving these equations simultaneously, b = 15 and s = 5. Therefore, the speed of the boat in still water is 15 km/h and the speed of the stream is 5 km/h .

Let n be the number of total students, r be the number of rows, and s be the number of students per row originally. Then, n = rs. Adding a student per row gives n = (r - 2)(s + 1), and removing a student per row gives n = (r + 3)(s - 1). Solve these equations: from rs = (r - 2)(s + 1), simplify to 2s - r = 2; from rs = (r + 3)(s - 1), simplify to 3s - r = 3. Solving these, s = 5, r = 8, giving n = 40 students .

Let the two numbers be 2x and 3x, based on their ratio 2:3. According to the problem, (2x - 2) / (3x - 8) = 3/2, which is the reciprocal of 2/3. Cross-multiplying gives 4x - 4 = 9x - 24, leading to 5x = 20 and x = 4. Thus, the numbers are 8 and 12 .

Let x be the cost of 1 kg of sugar and y be the cost of 1 kg of rice. From the problem, we have the equations 5x + 7y = 153 and 7x + 5y = 147. Solving these equations simultaneously: multiply the first equation by 7 and the second by 5 to eliminate y, resulting in 35x + 49y = 1071 and 35x + 25y = 735. Subtract these equations to get 24y = 336, so y = 14. Substituting y = 14 into the first equation, 5x + 98 = 153, gives x = 11. Now, 6 kg of sugar and 10 kg of rice costs 6x + 10y = 6(11) + 10(14) = 66 + 140 = 206. Therefore, the cost is Rs 206 .

Let the cost price of the table be T and the list price of the chair be C. The given conditions are 1.08T + 0.90C = 1008 and 1.10T + 0.92C = 1028. Solve these equations simultaneously by multiplying the first equation by 0.92 and the second by 0.90 to eliminate C: 0.9936T + 0.828C = 928.32 and 0.99T + 0.828C = 925.2. Subtracting the second equation from the first gives 0.0036T = 3.12, leading to T = 866.67. Substitute T back to find C: 1.08(866.67) + 0.90C = 1008, solving gives C = 560. Therefore, the cost price of the table is Rs 866.67 and the list price of the chair is Rs 560 .

Let the rate of work done by a man be m and by a woman be w. According to the problem, (2m + 5w) × 4 = 1 whole work and (m + w) × 12 = 1 whole work. The equations are 2m + 5w = 0.25 and m + w = 0.0833. Solving these simultaneously, we find that m = 0.05 and w = 0.0333. Therefore, the time taken by one man to complete the work alone is 1/0.05 = 20 days .

Let x be the number of 20 paise coins and y be the number of 25 paise coins. The equations based on the problem are x + y = 38 and 0.2x + 0.25y = 8.50. Multiplying the second equation by 100 for simplicity, we have 20x + 25y = 850. Solving these equations: from x + y = 38, express y = 38 - x and substitute into 20x + 25(38 - x) = 850, leading to 20x + 950 - 25x = 850. Simplifying, we find x = 20 and y = 18. Therefore, there are 20 coins of 20 paise and 18 coins of 25 paise .

Let the current age of the daughter be x years and the mother's be y years. Based on the problem, four years ago the mother's age was 3 times the daughter's age, forming the equation y - 4 = 3(x - 4). Simplified, y - 4 = 3x - 12, which results in y = 3x - 8. Six years from now, the mother will be twice as old as the daughter, resulting in y + 6 = 2(x + 6). Simplifying, we find y = 2x + 6. Solving these two equations simultaneously, y = 3x - 8 and y = 2x + 6, gives x = 14 and y = 34. Therefore, the daughter is 14 years old and the mother is 34 years old .

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