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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 142 · 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: 7(x + 3) = x + 141. What is x?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹241 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 24. The answer is 16. What is my number?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 36. The answer is 51. What is my number?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 43. What is x?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = x + 75. What is x?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 7x + 35. What is x?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 6x + 28. What is x?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹168 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 7(x + 9) = 3x + 95. What is x?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹110 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.7 × ? + 17 = 52
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹86 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 8x + 69. What is x?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹184 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 21. The answer is 65. What is my number?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 38. The answer is 148. What is my number?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 8. The answer is 32. What is my number?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 5(x + 6) = 4x + 50. What is x?
  26. 26.8 × ? + 24 = 88
  27. 27.Solve for x: 4(x + 2) = 2x + 42. What is x?
  28. 28.Arjun has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 16. The answer is 41. What is my number?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.12 × ? − 17 = 7
  33. 33.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = 5x + 121. What is x?
  34. 34.4 × ? + 26 = 106
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 37. The answer is 91. What is my number?
  36. 36.6 × ? − 3 = 51
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹97 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.3 × ? + 9 = 66

Answer key

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

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