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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 224 · 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 5 and then add 23. The answer is 118. What is my number?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 12. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹158 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 15. The answer is 59. What is my number?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹85 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Ananya has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 3x + 26. What is x?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹260 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.11 × ? + 26 = 70
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹75 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Aditya has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹79 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 2. The answer is 158. What is my number?
  14. 14.Arjun has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.4 × ? − 9 = 43
  16. 16.Meera has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 27. The answer is 55. What is my number?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 21. The answer is 133. What is my number?
  20. 20.8 × ? − 5 = 99
  21. 21.Ananya has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 98 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 24. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  25. 25.Dev has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹68 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 13. The answer is 5. What is my number?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹66 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = 3x + 40. What is x?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 64 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.6 × ? + 29 = 143
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹193 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.10 × ? − 3 = 127
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹210 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.Sneha has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹94 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 4. The answer is 44. What is my number?
  40. 40.Ishaan has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹85 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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