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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 237 · 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 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹92 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.5 × ? − 1 = 59
  3. 3.Kavya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹89 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.Rohan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.Arjun has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  6. 6.Kavya has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.10 × ? − 28 = 22
  8. 8.3 × ? + 8 = 29
  9. 9.6 × ? − 25 = 77
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 4. The answer is 76. What is my number?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 3x + 66. What is x?
  12. 12.Karan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 7x + 34. What is x?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 5(x + 6) = 4x + 49. What is x?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.7 × ? + 4 = 109
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹159 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 3x + 44. What is x?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Kabir has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 6x + 31. What is x?
  23. 23.Diya has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹82 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.Sneha has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹134 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 6. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  27. 27.7 × ? − 18 = 150
  28. 28.Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 5x + 46. What is x?
  29. 29.8 × ? − 14 = 18
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹225 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 31. The answer is 143. What is my number?
  33. 33.Nisha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹31 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 39. The answer is 75. What is my number?
  35. 35.Nisha has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹83 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.Dev has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹112 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.Ishaan has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹82 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.Diya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 16. The answer is 200. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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