HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

The area of a rectangle gets reduced by 80 square units if its length is reduced by 5 units and the breadth is increased by 2units. If we increase the length by 10 units and decrease the breadth by 5 units then area increased by 50 square units. Find the length and breadth of the rectangle.
 

Important Questions on Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

If in a rectangle, the length is increased by 2 units and breadth is reduced by 2 units , then the area is reduced by 28 square units. If the length is reduced by 1unit, and the breadth increased by 2 units, then the area increases by 33 square units. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.


 
HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT
A railway half ticket costs half the full fare and the reservation charge is the same on half ticket as on full ticket. Two full and one half reserved first class ticket from Delhi to Mumbai costs 6325 and three full and one half reserved first class tickets cost 8850. What is the first class full fare and what are the reservation charge per ticket?
 
MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depend on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student A takes food for 22 days, he has to pay 1380 as hostel charges whereas a student B, who takes food for 28 days, pays 1680 as hostel charges. Find the fixed charge and the cost of food per day.

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The total expenditure per month of a household consists of a fixed rent of the house and mess charges depending upon the number of people sharing the house. The total monthly expenditure is 3900 for 2 people and 7500 for 5 people. Find the rent of the house and the mess charges per head per month.

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

A taxi's charges consist of fixed charges and the remaining depending upon the distance travelled in kilometers. If a person travels 10 km, he pays68 and for travelling 15 km, he pays 98. Express the above statements with the help of simultaneous equations and hence, find the fixed charges and the rate per km.

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

Scooter charges consist of fixed charges and remaining depending upon the distance travelled in kms. If a person travels 12 km, he pays45 and for travelling 20 km, he pays 73. Express the above statements in the form of simultaneous equations and hence, find the fixed charges and the rate per km.

MEDIUM
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

A part of the monthly expenditure of a family is constant and the remaining varies with the price of wheat. When the price of wheat is 880 per quintal, the total monthly expenditure is 6000 and when it is 1000 per quintal, the total monthly expenditure are 6360. Find the total monthly expenditure of the family when the cost of wheat is 1200 per quintal (Assuming the consumption of wheat to be same).

HARD
10th CBSE
IMPORTANT

A man travels 370 km partly by train and partly by car. If he covers 250 km by train and the rest by car, it takes him 4 hours. But if he travels 130 km by train and the rest by car, he takes 18 minutes longer. Find the speed of the train and that of the car.