8) Five years ago, A was thrice as old as B and ten
years later, A shall be twice as old as B. Fill in
the blank below:
+ = ___
9) A part of the monthly expenses of a family is constant
and the remaining varies with the price of wheat. When
the price of wheat is ₹250 per quintal, the total
monthly expenses are ₹1000, and when it is ₹240 per
quintal, the total monthly expenses ₹980 per quintal.
Then, the total monthly expenses of the family when
the cost of wheat is ₹350 per quintal will be __________
10) Find the solution to the following system of
equations:
ax + by - a + b = 0
bx - ay - a - b = 0