Simultaneous Equation

Worksheet- 1
Solve the following questions by graphical method.

1. 2x + y = 5 ; 3x + 2y = 8

2. 3x + y = 3 ; 4x – y = ½

3. x = 2 ; x + 2y + 4 = 0

4. 3x + y = 11 ; 4x – 2y = 8

5. 4x + 3y = 12 ; 2x + 3y = 0

Solve the following questions by substitution method.

1. 3x + 5y = 19 ; 5x + 3y = 21

2. 2x – 3y = 1 ; 5x + 4y = 14

3. 3y = x – 2 ; 2x + 5y = 15

4. 2x + y = 5 ; 2x – 5y + 1 = 0

5. 3x – 2y = 5 ; 5x – y = 3

6. 4x + 2y = 11 ; 3x – 5y = -8

7. y – 2x = 7 ; 4y + x = 1

Solve by Comparison Method.

1. 3x + y = 13 ; 3y – x = 9

2. 3x – 5y = 11 ; 4x + 5y = 3

3. 7x – 11y = 3 ; 5y – 6x = -7

4. 15x + 3y = 39 ; 12x + 9y = 51

5. 0.5x + 0.3y = 4.56 ; 0.02x – 0.9y = -0.912

Solve by Elimination Method.

1. x + y = 10 ; x + 2y = 4

2. 5x + 2y = 22 ; x – y = 3

3. x – 34y = 5 ; 3x + y = 2

4. 3x -4y + 22 = 0 ; 4x – 3y + 13 = 0

5. 7x – 3y = 31 ; 9x – 5y = 41

6. 3x + 8y = 17; x + 10y = 13

7. 2x + 3y = 17; 3x – 2y = 6

8. 15x + 3y = 39; 12x + 9y = 51

9. 3x – 10y – 6 = 0; 2x + 7y -45 = 0

10. 1.5x + 4y = 4.2; 7x - 5y = 0.9

Solve the following equations

1. 4/y + 3/x = 8; 6/y + 5/x = 13

2. 2/x + 3/y = 2; 5/x + 10/y = 35/6

3. 3/x + 7/y = 6; 5/x + 8/y = 166/21

4. 3/x + 2/y = 1; 5/x + 4/y = 13/8

5. 8/x – 9/y = 1; 10/x + 6/y = 7

6. 6x + 5y = 8xy; 6x + 3y = 7xy

7. x/4 – y/6 = 0; 6x + 4y = 48

8. x/2 + y/3 = 2; x/3 + y/9 = 1

9. 5/x + 3y = 8; 4/x – 10y = 56

10. x/4 + 3/y = 3; x/3 – 2/y =2

11. 2x + 3/y = 4; 3x + 2/y = 5

12. x+1/10 + y-1/6 = 3

x-1/9 + y-3/2 = 4

13. 1/x+y + 1/x-y = 2/3

3/x+y + 1/x-y = 0

14. 5x – 3y = 2y + 5 = 7x + y – 14

15. 2x + 3y = 5; xy = 1

16. x + y = 9; xy = 8

17. x 2+ y 2=65 ; x− y=3

18.
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Solve the following question.

1. Find those two numbers whose sum is 5 and whose difference is 3.

2. Twice the total of two numbers is 60. The larger exceeds twice the smaller by
12. Find the numbers.

3. Two numbers are such that three times the first added to four times the second is
96 and the excess of four times the first over three times the second is three. Find
the numbers.

4. If 3 is added to the first number, the sum is just the double of the second number
and if 6 is subtracted from the second number the remaining sum is 1/5 of the first
number. Find the numbers.

5. If three times the larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller, the
quotient is 6 and the remainder is 6. If five times the smaller is divided by the
larger the quotient is 2 and the remainder is 3. Find the numbers.

6. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 6. If 8 is added to the number, the
digits are reversed. Find the number.
7. Four times the sum of two numbers is 140. The difference of greater and the
smaller is 13. Find the numbers.

8. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits. If 45 is added
to the number, the digits in the number are reversed. Find the number.

9. The sum of the digits of a two digit number 8. If the digits be reversed and 10 is
subtracted from the new number, the result will be twice the original number. Find
the number.

10. A number consists of three digits. It remains unchanged if the digits in

hundredth and units place and interchanged. The sum of three digits is 17 and the
difference of the digits in units and tens place 4. Find the number.

11. The denominator of a fraction exceeds the numerator by 2. If 5 be added to the

numerator the fraction increases by unity. Find the fraction.

12. Find the fraction which becomes ½ on subtracting 1 from the numerator and
adding 2 to the denominator and reduces to 1/3 on subtracting 7 from the
numerator and 2 from denominator.

13. If 1 is added to numerator of a fraction it becomes 1 and 4 is added to the

denominator it becomes ½. Find the fraction.

14. If 1/3 be added to the numerator of a certain fraction, the fraction is increased
by 1/15 and if ¼ be taken from the denominator the fraction becomes 8/19. Find
the fraction.

15. Find the fraction which becomes 4/5 when 1 is added to its numerator and
denominator both and subtracting 5 from both numerator and denominator it
reduces to ½.

16. A’s age is twice B’s. 8 years ago A was four times old as B. Find their present
ages.

17. A mother is 32 years older than her son. In 4 years the mother’s age will be 8
years more than twice that of her son. Find their present ages.

18. A father’s age is four times that of his son. Before 8 years the father’s age was
sixteen times that of his son. Find their present ages.
19. A father’s age is 3 times of his son. After 12 years father’s age will be twice
that of the son. Find their present ages.

20. Rajesh is 4 years older than Mukesh. Ten years back the total of their ages was
40 years. Find their present ages.

21. A says to B, “I am now thrice as old as you were when I was of your age. If
you and I was as old as you are now.” The sum of their ages is 48 years. Find their
present ages.

22. Anil says to Sanjay, “My present age is five times of your age of that time,
when I was as old as you are now.” The sum of their ages is 48 years. Find present
ages.

23. 20 years ago a father was four times as old as his son and after 4 years he will
twice as old as his son. What are their present ages?

24. Father’s age was 4 times that of his son before 7 years. After 7 years his age
will be double than that of his son. Find the present ages of both.

25. A father’s age is 6 times that of his son. After 35 years son’s age will be equal
to father’s present age. Find their present ages.

26. A boat is rowed upstream 40 km and downstream 45 km in 13 hours. It also

rowed upstream 30 km and downstream 27 km in 9 hours. Find the speed of the
boat and that of stream.

27. One motor-boat travelling in the direction of the current of river goes up to 100
km and then returns back 30 km in 6 hours. If the motor-boat travelling up to 75
km against the direction of the current of the river returns back to its place of
origin in 8 hours, then find out the speed of the motor-boat.

28. A boat is rowed upstream 25 km and downstream 33 km together in 8 hours. It

is also rowed upstream 40 km and downstream 77 km together in 15 hours. Find
the speed of stream and that of boat.

29. A man rows 30 km downstream in 7 hours 30 min and 10 km upstream in 5

hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water and also the speed of current.
30. A boat goes upstream 30 km and downstream 44 km in 10 hours. It also goes
upstream 40 km and downstream 55 km in 13 hours. Find the speed of stream and
of the boat in still water.

31. 2 men and 7 boys can perform a task in 14 days, while 3 men and 8 boys can
perform the same task in 11 days. In how many days the task can be completed by
one man or by one boy working alone?

Solve the following Equations:

1. 1/x + 1/y = 3/2; 1/y + 1/z = 5/4; 1/z + 1/x = ¾

2. xy = 6; yz = 15; zx = 10

3. xy = 12; yz = 20; zx = 15

4. x + y + z = 7; 5x + 4y – 3z = 1; 6x – 3y + 2z = 8

5. x – 2y + 3z = 1; 2x – y + 4z = 3; 2x + 3y – 2z = 1

6. 5x – 6y + 4z = 15; 7x + 4y – 3z = 19; 2x + y + 6z = 46

7. x + y + z = 7; x + 2y + 3z = 16; x + 3y + 4z = 22

8. x + y + z = 0; 2x + 3y + 5z = 0; 3x + 2y + 7z = 7

9. 2x + 3y – 4z = 1; 3x – y – 2z = 4; 4x – 7y – 6z = -7
xy 1 zy 1 xz 1
10. x+ y = 5 , z+ y = 7 , x + z = 6

x+ y 5 y + z 8 z + x 7
11. xy = 6 , yz = 15 , zx = 10

y+ z+3 yz z + x+ 2 zx x + y +6 xy
12. =14 , =12 , =16
yz zx xy

13. x - y = 2xy; y + z = 3yz; z - x = 4xz

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2
14. 2 x + 4 y − 3 z = 4 ; x = 3 y ; x − 5 y + z =2 15

15. x+ 3 = y + 2 = z + 1; x + 2y + 3z = 20
16. The cost of three pens, two pencils and five books is Rs. 32. The cost of five
pens, three pencils and two books is Rs. 27. The cost of two pens, five pencils and
three books is Rs. 31. Find the price of each pen, pencil and book.

17. Divide 68 into three parts such that if the total of first and second multiplied by
4, the total of second and third multiplied by 3 minus 12 and the total of third and
first multiplied by 2 plus 48 are equal.

18. A father says to his son, “I was twice as old as your mother 9 years before your
birth. 6 years ago your mother was twice as old as you. 8 years hence I shall be two
times as old as you.” Find the ages of three.