NCERT Solutions

10 students of Class X took part in a Mathematics quiz. If the number of girls is 4 more than the number of boys, find the number of boys and girls who took part in the quiz.

5 pencils and 7 pens together cost ₹ 50, whereas 7 pencils and 5 pens together cost ₹ 46. Find the cost of one pencil and that of one pen.

$5 x-4 y+8=0$ $7 x+6 y-9=0$

$9 x+3 y+12=0$ $18 x+6 y+24=0$

$6 x-3 y+10=0$ $2 x-y+9=0$

intersecting lines

parallel lines

coincident lines

$x+y=14$ $x-y=4$

$s-t=3$ $\frac{s}{3}+\frac{t}{2}=6$

$3 x-y=3$ $9 x-3 y=9$

$0.2 x+0.3 y=1.3$ $0.4 x+0.5 y=2.3$

$\sqrt{2} x+\sqrt{3} y=0$ $\sqrt{3} x-\sqrt{8} y=0$

$\frac{3 x}{2}-\frac{5 y}{3}=-2$ $\frac{x}{3}+\frac{y}{2}=\frac{13}{6}$

The difference between two numbers is 26 and one number is three times the other. Find them.

The larger of two supplementary angles exceeds the smaller by 18 degrees. Find them.

The coach of a cricket team buys 7 bats and 6 balls for ₹ 3800. Later, she buys 3 bats and 5 balls for ₹ 1750. Find the cost of each bat and each ball.

The taxi charges in a city consist of a fixed charge together with the charge for the distance covered. For a distance of 10 km, the charge paid is ₹ 105 and for a journey of 15 km, the charge paid is ₹ 155. What are the fixed charges and the charge per km? How much does a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 25 km?

A fraction becomes $\frac{9}{11}$, if 2 is added to both the numerator and the denominator. If, 3 is added to both the numerator and the denominator it becomes $\frac{5}{6}$. Find the fraction.

Five years hence, the age of Jacob will be three times that of his son. Five years ago, Jacob's age was seven times that of his son. What are their present ages?

$x+y=5$ and $2 x-3 y=4$

$3 x+4 y=10$ and $2 x-2 y=2$

$3 x-5 y-4=0$ and $9 x=2 y+7$

$\frac{x}{2}+\frac{2 y}{3}=-1$ and $x-\frac{y}{3}=3$

If we add 1 to the numerator and subtract 1 from the denominator, a fraction reduces to 1. It becomes $\frac{1}{2}$ if we only add 1 to the denominator. What is the fraction?

Five years ago, Nuri was thrice as old as Sonu. Ten years later, Nuri will be twice as old as Sonu. How old are Nuri and Sonu?

The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. Also, nine times this number is twice the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits. Find the number.

Meena went to a bank to withdraw ₹ 2000. She asked the cashier to give her ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 notes only. Meena got 25 notes in all. Find how many notes of ₹ 50 and ₹ 100 she received.

A lending library has a fixed charge for the first three days and an additional charge for each day thereafter. Saritha paid ₹ 27 for a book kept for seven days, while Susy paid ₹ 21 for the book she kept for five days. Find the fixed charge and the charge for each extra day.