Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 239 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
2. 2.2 × ? − 6 = 30
3. 3.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹105 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 17. The answer is 93. What is my number?
5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 10. The answer is 122. What is my number?
6. 6.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹79 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
8. 8.Saanvi has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹60 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 7. The answer is 65. What is my number?
10. 10.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹115 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
11. 11.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 3x + 48. What is x?
12. 12.6 × ? − 22 = 122
13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 28. The answer is 8. What is my number?
14. 14.5 × ? − 6 = 34
15. 15.Aarav has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
16. 16.9 × ? − 12 = 6
17. 17.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 3x + 42. What is x?
18. 18.Solve for x: 7(x + 9) = 6x + 73. What is x?
19. 19.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹142 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
20. 20.Meera has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
21. 21.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = 7x + 51. What is x?
22. 22.9 × ? + 18 = 153
23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 38. The answer is 62. What is my number?
24. 24.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹81 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
25. 25.Isha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
26. 26.Arjun has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹102 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
27. 27.7 × ? + 3 = 80
28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 150 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
29. 29.Manav has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹24 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 21. The answer is 83. What is my number?
31. 31.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = x + 77. What is x?
32. 32.Priya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹101 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
33. 33.Farhan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 3. The answer is 108. What is my number?
35. 35.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 3x + 26. What is x?
36. 36.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 5. The answer is 17. What is my number?
38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 24. The answer is 6. What is my number?
39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 20. The answer is 174. What is my number?
40. 40.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹238 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

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