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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 189 · 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.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 8x + 35. What is x?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.Arjun has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.4 × ? + 22 = 50
  5. 5.4 × ? − 13 = 39
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹176 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.6 × ? − 27 = 15
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 1. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  10. 10.4 × ? + 30 = 54
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹68 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 12. The answer is 57. What is my number?
  13. 13.Ishaan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹27 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.7 × ? + 11 = 67
  15. 15.Solve for x: 3(x + 2) = 2x + 18. What is x?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 6. The answer is 198. What is my number?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 2x + 50. What is x?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹202 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 7. The answer is 115. What is my number?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹55 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 7. The answer is 74. What is my number?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹146 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.7 × ? − 16 = 96
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.6 × ? − 29 = 25
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 23. The answer is 33. What is my number?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹48 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 22. The answer is 77. What is my number?
  36. 36.3 × ? + 16 = 79
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 31. The answer is 25. What is my number?
  38. 38.Sneha has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.Priya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 86 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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