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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 16 · 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.Dev has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹22 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 22. The answer is 82. What is my number?
  4. 4.12 × ? − 9 = 267
  5. 5.Vivaan has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹90 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  6. 6.Diya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Vivaan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹24 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹270 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.3 × ? + 28 = 37
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 150 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹73 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 23. The answer is 57. What is my number?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 19. The answer is 5. What is my number?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = 2x + 41. What is x?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 3x + 102. What is x?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 50 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹98 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Ananya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹74 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.11 × ? − 27 = 116
  24. 24.Nisha has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.11 × ? + 6 = 281
  26. 26.8 × ? − 9 = 191
  27. 27.Manav has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹148 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.6 × ? − 21 = 21
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹116 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Nisha has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 6x + 64. What is x?
  34. 34.10 × ? + 27 = 187
  35. 35.Meera has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.4 × ? + 23 = 39
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹75 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 36. The answer is 76. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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