Chapter 3 Case Study Questions for Practices

A part of monthly hostel charges in a college is fixed and the remaining depends on the number of days one has taken food in the mess. When a student Anu takes food for 25 days, she has to pay  4500 as hostel charges, whereas another student Bindu who takes food for 30 days, has to pay  5200 as hostel charges.

Considering the fixed charges per month by ₹ x and the cost of food per day by ₹ y, then answer the following 5 questions.

1. Represent algebraically the situation faced by both Anu and Bindu.

    (a) x + 25y = 4500, x + 30y = 5200

    (b) 25x + y = 4500, 30x + y = 5200

    (c) x – 25y = 4500, x – 30y = 5200

    (d) 25x – y = 4500, 30x – y = 5200

    2. The system of linear equations, represented by above situations has.

    (a) No solution.

    (b) Unique solution.

    (c) Infinitely many solutions.

    (d) None of these.

    3. The cost of food per day is:

      (a) ₹ 120                (b) ₹ 130

      (c)  140              (d) ₹ 1300

    4. The fixed charges per month for the hostel is:

    (a) ₹ 1500                (b) ₹ 1200

    (c)  1000              (d) ₹ 1300

    5. If Bindu takes food for 20 days, then what amount she has to pay?

    (a) ₹ 4000             (b) ₹ 3500

    (c) ₹ 3600             (d)  3800

    From Bengaluru bus stand, if Riddhima buys 2 tickets to Malleswaram and 3 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then total cost is ₹ 46; but if she buys 3 tickets to Malleswaram and 5 tickets to Yeswanthpur, then total cost is ₹ 74.

    Consider the fares from Bengaluru to Malleswaram and that to Yeswanthpur as ₹ x and ₹ y respectively and answer the following questions.

    1. 1st situation can be represented algebraically as:

    (a)  3x – 5y = 74              (b) 2x + 5y = 74        (d) 2x – 3y = 46    (d) 2x + 3y = 46

    2. 2nd situation can be represented algebraically as:

    (a) 5x + 3y = 74   (b) 5x – 3y = 74   (d) 3x + 5y = 74    (d) 3x – 5y = 74

    3. Fare from Bengaluru to Malleswaram is:

    (a) ₹ 6              (b) ₹ 8            (c) ₹ 10          (d) ₹ 2

    4. Fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur is:

    (a) ₹ 10      (b) ₹ 12      (c) ₹ 14           (d) ₹ 16

    5. The system of linear equations represented by both situations has:

    (a) Infinitely many solutions.     (b) No solution.   (c) Unique solution. (d) None of these.

    CASE STUDY 1 Solutions:

    1. (a) x + 25y = 4500, x + 30y = 5200

    Solution:

    For student Anu:

    Fixed charge + cost of food for 25 days = ₹ 4500

    i.e., x + 25y = 4500

    For student Bindu:

    Fixed charges + cost of food for 30 days = ₹ 5200

    i.e., x + 30y = 5200

    2. (b) Unique solution.

    Solution:

    From above, we have a1= 1, b1 = 25

    c1 = -4500 and a2 = 1, b2 = 30, c2 = -5200

    Thus, system of linear equations has unique solution.

    3. (c) ₹ 140

    Solution:

    We have, x + 25y = 4500

    and x + 30y = 5200

    Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get

    5y = 700 ⇒ y = 140

    ∴ Cost of food per day is ₹ 140

    4. (c) ₹ 1000

    Solution:

    We have, x + 25y = 4500

    ⇒ x = 4500 – 25 × 140

    ⇒ x = 4500 – 3500 = 1000

    ∴ Fixed charges per month for the hostel is ₹ 100

    5. (d) ₹ 3800

    Solution:

    We have, x = 1000, y = 140 and Bindu takes food for 20 days.

    ∴ Amount that Bindu has to pay = ₹ (1000 + 20 × 140) = ₹ 3800

    CASE STUDY 2 Solutions:

    1. (d) 2x + 3y = 46

    Solution:

    1st situationcanberepresented algebraically as.

    2x + 3y = 46

    2. (c) 3x + 5y = 74

    Solution:

    2nd situation can be represented algebraically as:

    3x + 5y = 74

    3. (b) ₹ 8

    Solution:

    We have, 2x + 3y = 46………(i)

    3x + 5y = 74………(ii)

    Multiplying (i) by 5 and (ii) by 3 and then subtracting, we get

    10x – 9x = 230 – 222 ⇒ x = 8

    ∴ Fare from Bengaluru to Malleswaram is ₹ 8.

    4. (a) ₹ 10

    Solution:

    Putting the value of x in equation (i), we g

    3y = 46 – 2 × 8 = 30 ⇒ y = 10

    ∴ Fare from Bengaluru to Yeswanthpur is ₹ 10

    5. (c) Unique solution.

    Solution:

    We have, a1= 2, b1 = 3, c1 = -46 and

    a2 = 3, b2 = 5, C2 = -74

    Thus system of linear equations has unique solution.