Subject Experts Solutions for Chapter: Equations and their Applications, Exercise 2: PRACTICE QUESTIONS (COMPETITION WING)

An open sentence containing the sign "is equal to" is called an equation.

The root of the equation $\frac{2x+3}{4}=x+8$ is $7$

 Ten years ago, Mohan's age was $35$ years less than twice his present age. Find Mohan's present age (in years).

Ram, Shyam, and Tarun have a total of 600 with them. The amount with Ram is equal to half of the total amount with the others. Find the amount with Ram (in $₹$).

The difference of the digits of a two-digit number is $8$. The sum of its digits can be _____.

Ramesh and Suresh have a total of $₹200$. If Ramesh gives $₹40$ to Suresh, then the amounts with both would get interchanged. Find the amount with Suresh (in$₹$).

The present age of Mr. Kanan is $30$ years. The present age of his wife Ms. Kavya is five times the present age of his daughter, Ms. Karuna. When Kavya attains her husband's present age, the sum of the ages of the three will be $70$ years more than the present age of Karuna. After how many years will Kavya attain her husband's present age?

Anitha brought certain number of chocolates on her birthday to distribute among the students of her class. If she distributes 3 chocolates to each student, 10 chocolates will be left over. If she distributes 4 chocolates to each student, five students will not get any chocolates. Find the number of chocolates she brought to the class.