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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 253 · 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.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹172 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.10 × ? − 19 = 21
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹231 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 1. The answer is 7. What is my number?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 1. The answer is 137. What is my number?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 4. The answer is 28. What is my number?
  9. 9.11 × ? + 14 = 201
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹170 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹124 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.7 × ? − 22 = 20
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 136 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.11 × ? − 8 = 245
  15. 15.Saanvi has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹85 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹103 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.6 × ? + 4 = 124
  18. 18.Diya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹71 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 3x + 71. What is x?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹137 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = x + 79. What is x?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹52 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹123 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 27. The answer is 29. What is my number?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 38. The answer is 26. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 3x + 48. What is x?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 9. The answer is 205. What is my number?
  31. 31.8 × ? − 25 = 159
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.2 × ? + 26 = 34
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.Isha has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹126 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = 4x + 132. What is x?
  37. 37.Tara has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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