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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 121 · 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: 5(x + 2) = 2x + 52. What is x?
  2. 2.Manav has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹35 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 37. The answer is 54. What is my number?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 31. The answer is 185. What is my number?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 8(x + 4) = 3x + 67. What is x?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 4. The answer is 59. What is my number?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 26. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  10. 10.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = x + 46. What is x?
  11. 11.Ananya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹19 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.Kavya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹137 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Rohan has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹99 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹85 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 2x + 44. What is x?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 142 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 10. The answer is 18. What is my number?
  19. 19.Kavya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹60 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = x + 86. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹131 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Saanvi has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹74 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.7 × ? − 17 = 74
  24. 24.4 × ? + 22 = 94
  25. 25.Tara has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹200 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Rohan has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹46 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.Saanvi has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹42 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.6 × ? + 11 = 23
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 12. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  36. 36.8 × ? − 5 = 131
  37. 37.Zoya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹280 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.9 × ? − 9 = 216
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 146 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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