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Standard IX

Mathematics

Linear Equation in 2 Variables

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Question

Write a linear equation in two variables to represent the following statement.
The age of Jenson is less than the age of Gibin by $6$ years

x + 6 = y

, where

x =

age of Jenson and

y =

age of Gibin

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x + 16 = y

, where

x =

age of Jenson and

y =

age of Gibin

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x - 6 = y

, where

x =

age of Jenson and

y =

age of Gibin

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x + 6 = 2 y

, where

x =

age of Jenson and

y =

age of Gibin

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Solution

The correct option is A $x + 6 = y$ , where $x =$ age of Jenson and $y =$ age of Gibin
Let the age of Janson $= x$
Let the age of Gibin $= y$
Then the linear equation is $\Rightarrow x + 6 = y$

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Write a linear equation in two variables to represent the following statement.The age of Jenson is less than the age of Gibin by 6 years

The correct option is A x+6=y, where x= age of Jenson and y= age of GibinLet the age of Janson =xLet the age of Gibin =yThen the linear equation is ⇒x+6=y

Write a linear equation in two variables to represent the following statement.
The age of Jenson is less than the age of Gibin by $6$ years

The correct option is A $x + 6 = y$ , where $x =$ age of Jenson and $y =$ age of Gibin
Let the age of Janson $= x$
Let the age of Gibin $= y$
Then the linear equation is $\Rightarrow x + 6 = y$