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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 119 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 5x + 139. What is x?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 30. The answer is 78. What is my number?
  3. 3.4 × ? + 22 = 42
  4. 4.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = x + 56. What is x?
  5. 5.9 × ? + 6 = 96
  6. 6.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 5x + 68. What is x?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 33. The answer is 15. What is my number?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹100 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 28. The answer is 50. What is my number?
  10. 10.Pooja has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹207 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Tara has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹21 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.Meera has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 3. The answer is 49. What is my number?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.Farhan has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹97 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.7 × ? − 16 = 145
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 40. The answer is 160. What is my number?
  20. 20.2 × ? − 8 = 30
  21. 21.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = x + 129. What is x?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 3x + 72. What is x?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 4(x + 1) = x + 52. What is x?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹168 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 2x + 21. What is x?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹172 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Kavya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 2. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 37. The answer is 129. What is my number?
  31. 31.2 × ? + 2 = 46
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 25. The answer is 120. What is my number?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.11 × ? − 24 = 64
  35. 35.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 5x + 126. What is x?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = x + 114. What is x?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 54. What is x?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 100 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

  1. 19
  2. 18
  3. 5
  4. 12
  5. 10
  6. 14
  7. 24
  8. 8
  9. 11
  10. 3
  11. 13
  12. 20
  13. 1
  14. 6
  15. 26
  16. 18
  17. 17
  18. 23
  19. 20
  20. 19
  21. 15
  22. 10
  23. 16
  24. 7
  25. 16
  26. 2
  27. 14
  28. 1
  29. 25
  30. 23
  31. 22
  32. 29
  33. 19
  34. 8
  35. 18
  36. 12
  37. 3
  38. 8
  39. 15
  40. 23

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