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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 195 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 27. The answer is 7. What is my number?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹124 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹246 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 5. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = 2x + 94. What is x?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹86 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 126 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹225 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 39. The answer is 210. What is my number?
  12. 12.Pooja has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹56 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 126 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = 2x + 24. What is x?
  15. 15.10 × ? − 4 = 36
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹214 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.12 × ? − 13 = 95
  18. 18.Solve for x: 8(x + 9) = 4x + 104. What is x?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹207 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.5 × ? − 3 = 107
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Meera has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 2x + 28. What is x?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.Ishaan has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹48 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.Ananya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹211 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 30. The answer is 180. What is my number?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 26. The answer is 9. What is my number?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹76 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.8 × ? + 21 = 53
  35. 35.Manav has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.8 × ? + 2 = 74
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = x + 51. What is x?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 30. The answer is 108. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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