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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 168 · 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. 1.12 × ? + 24 = 96
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 23. The answer is 143. What is my number?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = x + 44. What is x?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹210 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Vivaan has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 5(x + 8) = 2x + 76. What is x?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 20. The answer is 110. What is my number?
  9. 9.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 2x + 69. What is x?
  10. 10.Priya has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹94 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹144 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 16. The answer is 136. What is my number?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹280 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹140 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Ishaan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.11 × ? + 9 = 196
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹24 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 3(x + 6) = 2x + 29. What is x?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 31. The answer is 87. What is my number?
  23. 23.6 × ? − 26 = 106
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 38. The answer is 102. What is my number?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 17. The answer is 94. What is my number?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹42 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹158 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹216 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 5x + 48. What is x?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 39. The answer is 147. What is my number?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹224 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹68 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 6(x + 5) = 5x + 34. What is x?
  38. 38.Kabir has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹91 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.Nisha has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹124 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 28. The answer is 8. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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