Linear Equations MCQs with Answers

The solution set of $\frac{x - 8}{3} + \frac{x - 3}{2} = 0$ is?

• A.$0$
• B.$-5$
• C.$1$
• D.$5$

A method which is NOT applicable for solving simultaneous linear equations is ?

• A.Substitution method
• B.Elimination method
• C.Completing the square
• D.Cross-multiplication method

In a group of goats and hens, the number of legs is 12 more than twice the number of heads. The number of goats is _?

• A.$12$
• B.$8$
• C.$10$
• D.$6$

Solve for $x$: $\frac{x}{12} + \frac{x}{24} = 0$

• A.$1$
• B.$12$
• C.$-24$
• D.$0$

The total price of a paintbrush and a pen is Rs. 156. Find the price of a pen if the price of the paintbrush is one-third the price of the pen.

• A.Rs. 39
• B.Rs. 104
• C.Rs. 117
• D.Rs. 130

Think of a number, divide it by 4 and add 7 to it. If the result is 15, what is the number?

• A.$28$
• B.$32$
• C.$36$
• D.$40$

If $\frac{a}{2} + 4 = \frac{7}{2}$, then $a =$ ?

• A.$3$
• B.$1$
• C.$-1$
• D.$-3$

Past Paper MCQ

The sum of two numbers, if one number is two-third of the second, is equal to 45. Find the smaller number.

• A.$20$
• B.$27$
• C.$15$
• D.$18$

The sum of two integers is $75$. If one of them is $-48$, find the other.

• A.$27$
• B.$-123$
• C.$-27$
• D.$123$

The sum of two numbers is $28$ and their difference is $4$. Find the numbers.

• A.$8$ and $20$
• B.$10$ and $18$
• C.$14$ and $14$
• D.$12$ and $16$