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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 183 · 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.Vivaan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.9 × ? + 12 = 219
  3. 3.Ananya has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.2 × ? − 4 = 44
  5. 5.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 8x + 57. What is x?
  6. 6.4 × ? − 26 = 10
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.3 × ? + 12 = 27
  9. 9.Solve for x: 6(x + 5) = 3x + 39. What is x?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 23. The answer is 61. What is my number?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹152 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = 6x + 102. What is x?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 9. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 36. The answer is 146. What is my number?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 29. The answer is 261. What is my number?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹127 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹276 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 4. The answer is 12. What is my number?
  19. 19.12 × ? − 24 = 60
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 2x + 72. What is x?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.10 × ? − 6 = 104
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.Priya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹75 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.2 × ? − 6 = 14
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.Karan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.8 × ? + 11 = 131
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹235 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.Saanvi has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.8 × ? − 3 = 13
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹204 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.Dev has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.5 × ? − 5 = 50

Answer key

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

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