Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 100 · 40 questions

The method (Let it be x): Let x be the thing asked for. Write the other amounts using x. Turn the story into one equation. Open brackets, collect x on one side and numbers on the other, then divide. Check: put x back into the story.

1. 1.12 × ? − 6 = 234
2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 4. The answer is 214. What is my number?
3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 6. The answer is 60. What is my number?
4. 4.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 18. The answer is 21. What is my number?
6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 9. The answer is 51. What is my number?
7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
8. 8.4 × ? + 20 = 60
9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 5. The answer is 111. What is my number?
10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 6. The answer is 42. What is my number?
11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
12. 12.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = 2x + 56. What is x?
13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 14. The answer is 22. What is my number?
15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 21. The answer is 69. What is my number?
16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 28. The answer is 54. What is my number?
17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 3. The answer is 48. What is my number?
18. 18.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = x + 77. What is x?
19. 19.Solve for x: 8(x + 4) = 4x + 40. What is x?
20. 20.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹46 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 27. The answer is 37. What is my number?
23. 23.6 × ? + 15 = 117
24. 24.Solve for x: 9(x + 8) = 6x + 117. What is x?
25. 25.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹135 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 5. The answer is 103. What is my number?
27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 30 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
28. 28.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹190 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
29. 29.9 × ? − 10 = 53
30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 24. The answer is 126. What is my number?
31. 31.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
32. 32.Solve for x: 5(x + 8) = 2x + 85. What is x?
33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 10. The answer is 143. What is my number?
34. 34.Aarav has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
35. 35.3 × ? + 4 = 70
36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 24. The answer is 213. What is my number?
37. 37.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = 2x + 27. What is x?
38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
39. 39.Nisha has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹78 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
40. 40.8 × ? − 27 = 93

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