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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 173 · 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.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 3(x + 5) = 2x + 29. What is x?
  3. 3.Vivaan has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.6 × ? − 20 = 22
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹134 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.Vivaan has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 12. The answer is 32. What is my number?
  10. 10.4 × ? + 25 = 113
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 18. The answer is 66. What is my number?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.8 × ? + 13 = 45
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.Pooja has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 8(x + 4) = 5x + 47. What is x?
  19. 19.Manav has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹114 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 1. The answer is 197. What is my number?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 3x + 48. What is x?
  24. 24.Aarav has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹78 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Farhan has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹78 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 3x + 38. What is x?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.3 × ? − 1 = 59
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹84 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Aditya has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹21 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.Pooja has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹132 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.Rahul has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹77 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.10 × ? − 13 = 47
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 138 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.12 × ? − 6 = 66
  40. 40.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 2x + 141. What is x?

Answer key

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

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