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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 128 · 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. 1.11 × ? − 27 = 39
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹115 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Ananya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 8(x + 6) = 5x + 78. What is x?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 9(x + 9) = 7x + 95. What is x?
  6. 6.8 × ? + 10 = 122
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 4(x + 2) = 2x + 42. What is x?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 15. The answer is 65. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹146 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 2x + 54. What is x?
  12. 12.Meera has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 98 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = 2x + 50. What is x?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.Meera has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹77 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹91 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 3x + 76. What is x?
  19. 19.Kavya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.6 × ? + 11 = 137
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 26. The answer is 156. What is my number?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 19. The answer is 41. What is my number?
  23. 23.Vivaan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹29 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = 3x + 47. What is x?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 19. The answer is 163. What is my number?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹35 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 4x + 81. What is x?
  31. 31.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 2x + 37. What is x?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 13. The answer is 119. What is my number?
  33. 33.4 × ? + 1 = 9
  34. 34.Kabir has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 9. The answer is 83. What is my number?
  36. 36.4 × ? + 27 = 35
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹77 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 150 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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