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Algebraic Expression & Linear Equations

Total Time: 60 mins Practise Exercise no. 1 Total no. Of Qs:30
1. x100 + 2x99 + k is divisible by (x+1), then the value of k x2 x5
is: c) d)
x5 x3
a) -3 b) -2
c) 1 d) 2 2
2x + 3
13. Sum of and its reciprocal is:
2. If (x + y + z) = 6 and (xy + yz + zx) = 11, then the value x-3
of (x3 + y3 + z3 -3xyz) is: 4x 4 +13x 2 6x+18
a) 81 b) 54 a)
2x 3 6x 2 +3x9
c) 18 d) None of these
4x 4 13x 2 +6x18
3. If 3x + 3x+1 = 36, then the value of xx is: b) 3x 2 6x 3 +3x+9
a) 64 b) 3125
c) 81 d) 4 4x 4 13x 2 6x+18
c) 4x 3 6x 2 +3x9
4. If (a3/2 ab1/2 - b3/2) is divided by (a1/2 b1/2), then the
quotient is: d) None of these
a) a+b b) a-b
c) a1/2 + b1/2 d) a2 - b2 14. Find the value of k for which the system of equations
have infinitely many solutions
5. The factors of (x4 + 4) are: x ky = 2, 3x + 6y = -5
a) (x2 + 2)2 a) -2 b) 1
b) (x2 + 2x + 2)(x2 2x + 2) c) 3 d) 6
c) (x2 + 2)(x2 - 2)
d) None of these 15. The digit in the tens place of a two digit number is 3
more than the digit in the units place. Let the digit at
6. The factors of x3 - 7x + 6 are: units place be b. Then the number is
a) (x - 1)(x + 3)(x - 2) b) (x + 1)(x + 2)(x - 3) a) 11b + 30 b) 10b + 30
c) x(x - 6)(x - 1) d) (x2 - 6)(x - 1) c) 11b + 3 d) 10b + 3

7. The LCM of (2x2 - 3x - 2) and (x3 - 4x2 + 4x) is: 16. Arpitas present age is thrice of Shilpa. If Shilpas age
a) x(2x2+1)(x2+2) b) x(2x + 1)(x - 2)2 three years ago was x. Then Arpitas present age is
c) x(2x2 + 1)(x - 1)2 d) x(2x + 1)(x2 - 1) a) 3(x 3) b) 3x + 3
c) 3x 9 d) 3(x + 3)
8. The G.C.D. of 2(x2 - y2) and 5(x3 y3) is:
a) 2(x2 y2) b) x + y 17. The sum of three consecutive multiples of 7 is 357. Find
c) x - y d) 10(x2 - y2)(x2 + y2 + xy) the smallest multiple.
a) 112 b) 126
9. The H.C.F of (x2 - 4), (x2 - 5x - 6) and (x2 + x - 6) is: c) 119 d) 116
a) 1 b) x + 2
c) x - 2 d) (x2 + x - 6) 18. Shikhas present age is p years. Reemus present age is 4
times the present age of Shikha. After 5 years, Reemus
10. The LCM of (x + 2)2(x - 2) and (x2 - 4x - 12) is: age will be
a) (x + 2)(x - 2)2 b) (x + 2)(x + 2)(x - 6) a) 5p b) 5p + 5
c) (x - 2)(x + 2) d) (x - 2)(x + 2)(x + 2)2 c) 4p d) 4p + 5

19. In a 2 digit number, the units place digit is x. if the sum

x+3 x+1
11. - of digits be 9, then the number is
x-2 x-3 a) 9 + x b) 90 + x
x-7 7x c) 90 9x d) 9x
a) 2 b) 2
x + 5x - 6 x - 5x + 6 20. Sum of the ages of Anju and her mother is 65 years. If
x7 x 7 Anjus present age is y years then her mothers age
c) d) 2 before 5 years is
2x 2 5x + 6 x 5x + 6 a) 60y b) 60 y
2 2
c) 65 y d) 13 + y
x -5x+6 x 3x + 2
12. 2 2 21. The number of boys and girls in a class are in the ratio
x +9x+20 x 5x + 4
x4 x3 5:4. If the number of boys is 9 more than the number of
a) b) girls, then the number of boys is
x3 x5 a) 9 b) 45
c) 36 d) 20

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22. 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
a) 65, 25 b) 60, 20
c) 55, 15 d) 75, 15

23. Two numbers differ by 40, when each number is

increased by 8, the bigger becomes thrice the lesser
number. The numbers are
a) 60, 20 b) 45, 5
c) 52, 14 d) 50, 10

24. Radhika takes some flowers in a basket and visits three

temples one by one. At each temple, she offers one half
of the flowers from the basket. If she is left with 3
flowers at the end, find the number of flowers she had in
the beginning.
a) 27 b) 30
c) 24 d) 18

25. The volume of water in a tank is twice of that in the

other. If we draw out 25 litres from the first and add it to
the other, the volumes of the water in each tank will be
the same. Find the volume of water in each tank.
a) 50, 100 b) 25, 50
c) 150, 300 d) 300, 600

26. Anushka and Aarushi are friends. They have equal

amount of money in their pockets. Anushka gave 1/3 of
her money to Aarushi gave 1/3 of her money to Aarushi
as her birthday gift. Then Aarushi gave a party at a
restaurant and cleared the bill by paying half of the total
money with her. If the remaining money in Aarushis
pocket is Rs. 1600, find the sum gifted by Anushka.
a) 1600 b) 900
c) 800 d) 400

27. Sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 11. The given

number is less than the number obtained by
interchanging the digits by 9. Find the number.
a) 56 b) 65
c) 74 d) 47

28. Madhulika thought of a number, doubled it and added 20

to it. On dividing the resulting number by 25, she gets 4.
What is the number?
a) 30 b) 25
c) 40 d) 20

29. Anima left one-half of her property to her daughter, one-

third to her son and donated the rest to an educational
institute. If the donation was worth Rs.1,00,000. How
much money did Anima have?
a) 12,00,000 b) 3,00,000
c) 2,00,000 d) 6,00,000

30. Josephine bought a desktop computer and printer at a

total cost of $2203.50. The desktop cost 5 1/2 times as
much as the printer. What was the cost of printer?
a) $337 b) $447
c) $557 d) $667

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Algebraic Expression & Linear Equation Practice Exercise (Solutions)
1. C 21. B
2. C 22. B
3. D 23. C
4. A 24. C
5. B 25. A
6. A 26. C
7. B 27. A
8. C 28. C
9. A 29. D
10. D 30. A
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. D
19. C
20. B