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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 131 · 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. 1.3 × ? + 24 = 51
  2. 2.Aarav has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹31 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = 2x + 46. What is x?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹84 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 2x + 34. What is x?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 23. The answer is 107. What is my number?
  7. 7.Meera has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹65 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.Kabir has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹105 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 13. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.6 × ? + 29 = 77
  15. 15.Aarav has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹86 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.3 × ? − 5 = 7
  17. 17.9 × ? − 6 = 57
  18. 18.11 × ? − 23 = 230
  19. 19.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 3x + 66. What is x?
  20. 20.Meera has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.Priya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Manav has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹21 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.6 × ? − 12 = 54
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹180 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = 4x + 30. What is x?
  26. 26.Meera has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Rahul has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.Ishaan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 3(x + 5) = 2x + 30. What is x?
  31. 31.Farhan has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹56 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 7x + 28. What is x?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = x + 36. What is x?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹76 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 4. The answer is 14. What is my number?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹148 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 136 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Sneha has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹104 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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