EXERCISE
1. Aftab tells his daughter, “Seven years ago, I was seven times as old as you were then.
Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be.”
Represent this situation algebraically and graphically.
Solution
Let Aftab present age be = $x$ years
Let his daughter present age be = $y$ years
Condition 1: 7 years ago, Aftab age was $x-7$ and his daughter age was $y-7$.
Since 7 years ago, Aftab age was 7 times of his daughter age then,
Hence $x-7$ = 7($y-7$)
$x-7$ = ${7y-49}$
$x$ =${7y -42}$
$7y= x + 42$
$y= x/7 + 6$
Condition 2: 3 years from now, Aftab age will be $x+3$ and her daughter will be $y+3$
Given: 3 years from now Aftab shall be 3 times as old as his daughter will be. So,
$x+3$ = 3($y+3$)
$x/3+1$ = $y+3$
$y=x/3 - 2$
Algebraically representation:
$x$ =${7y -42}$ ................(1)
$x+3$ = 3($y+3$) ................(2)
Geometrically Representation:
Subsituting the value of $x$ from eqn (1) in eqn (2).
${7y-42 + 3}$ =${3y+9}$
${7y-39}$ =${3y+9}$
${4y}$ =$48$
$y=12$
$x$ = ${7(12)-42}$ =42
Ans: Aftab present age = 42 years
His daughter age = 12 years
2. The coach of a cricket team buys 3 bats and 6 balls for ₹ 3900.
Later, she buys another bat and 3 more balls of the same kind for ₹ 1300.
Represent this situation algebraically and geometrically.
Solution
Let cost of one bat be ₹ $x$
Cost of one ball be ₹ $y$
Given: ${3x+6y=3900}$ i.e $x+2y=1300$...................(1)
and, ${x+3y=1300}$ ...................(2)
Solving eqn (1) and eqn (2)
$x=1300$
$y=0$
Geometricaly representation:
$x$ | 0 | 1300 |
y= (1300-x)/2 | 650 | 0 |
$x$ | 0 | 1300 |
y=(1300-x)/3 | 433.33 | 0 |
3. The cost of 2 kg of apples and 1kg of grapes on a day was found to be ₹ 160.
After a month, the cost of 4 kg of apples and 2 kg of grapes is ₹ 300.
Represent the situation algebraically and geometrically.
Solution
Let the cost of 1 kg apples = ₹ $x$
Let the cost of 1 kg grapes = ₹ $y$
Therefore, $2x+1y= 160$ ..............(1) ,
and $4x+2y=300 $ ...............(2)
Graphical representation .
$x$ | 0 | 80 |
y= 160 - 2x | 160 | 0 |
$x$ | 0 | 75 |
y=(300 - 4x)/2 | 150 | 0 |