Any value of the variable, which makes both sides of an equation equal, is known as a———–of the equation.
e.g. x + 2 = 3 => x = 3-2 = 1 [transposing 2 to RHS]
Hence, x = 1 satisfies the equation and it is a solution of the equation.
When 9 is subtracted from the product of p and 4, the result is 11. The value of p is—-.
There are 40 passengers in a bus, some with Rs 3 tickets and remaining with Rs 10 tickets. The total collection from these passengers is Rs 295. Find how many passengers have tickets worth Rs 3?
In a two-digit number, digit in unit’s place is twice the digit in ten’s place. If 27 is added to it, digits are reversed. Find the number.
Hamid has three boxes of different fruits. Box A weighs kg more than box B and Box C weighs
kg more than box B. The total weight of the three boxes is
kg. How many kilograms does box A weigh?
The share of A when Rs 25 are divided between A and B, so that A gets Rs 8 more than B, is——–.
The sum of three consecutive numbers is 156. Find the number which is a multiple of 13 out of these numbers.
The shifting of a number from one side of an equation to other is called
(a) transposition (b) distributivity
(c) commutativity (d) associativity .
Two equal sides of a triangle are each 4 m less than three times the third side. Find the dimensions of the triangle, if its perimeter is 55 m.
The age of A is five years more than that of B. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 :2. Find their present ages.
If numerator is 2 less than denominator of a rational number and when 1 is subtracted from numerator and denominator both, the rational number in its simplest form is 1/2. What is the rational number?
Sum of the ages of Anju and her mother is 65 years. If Anju’s present age is y years, then her mother’s age before 5 years is (60 – y) years.
If a and b are positive integers, then the solution of the equation ax = b has to be always
(a) positive (b) negative (c) one (d) zero
15 The sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 357. Find the smallest multiple.(a) 112 (b) 126 (c) 119 (d) 116
A and B are together 90 years old. Five years ago, A was thrice as old as B was. Hence, the ages of A and B five years back would be (x – 5) years and (85 – x) years, respectively.
Distance between two places A and B is 210 km. Two cars start simultaneously from A and B in opposite directions and distance between them after 3 hours is 54 km. If speed of one car is less than that of other by 8 km/h, then find the speed of each.
There are 40 passengers in a bus, some with Rs 3 tickets and remaining with Rs 10 tickets. The total collection from these passengers is Rs 295. Find how many passengers have tickets worth Rs 3?
Denominator of a number is 4 less than its numerator. If 6 is added to the numerator, it becomes thrice the denominator. Find the fraction.
The value of x, for which the expressions 3x – 4 and 2x + 1 become equal, is
(a) -3 (b) 0
(c) 5 x (d) 1
The denominator of a rational number is greater than the numerator by 10. If the numerator is increased by 1 and the denominator is decreased by 1, then expression for new denominator is——.