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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 146 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 35. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹60 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 34. The answer is 237. What is my number?
  4. 4.12 × ? − 16 = 80
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 15. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 6. The answer is 24. What is my number?
  7. 7.9 × ? + 4 = 94
  8. 8.Pooja has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 32. The answer is 170. What is my number?
  10. 10.Manav has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Rahul has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.9 × ? + 28 = 127
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 15. The answer is 37. What is my number?
  14. 14.Tara has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹102 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 19. The answer is 100. What is my number?
  16. 16.3 × ? + 14 = 47
  17. 17.Arjun has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = 2x + 28. What is x?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 4(x + 1) = x + 64. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹69 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹74 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.10 × ? + 5 = 135
  26. 26.12 × ? + 22 = 178
  27. 27.Ishaan has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹57 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 6. The answer is 106. What is my number?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 64 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.Saanvi has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 21. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹95 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹164 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹266 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹170 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Rohan has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹92 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 13. The answer is 103. What is my number?
  39. 39.Pooja has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹78 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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