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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 254 · 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. 1.6 × ? − 11 = 85
  2. 2.Aditya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.Rahul has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹82 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹205 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Dev has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Solve for x: 9(x + 5) = 3x + 75. What is x?
  10. 10.12 × ? − 30 = 54
  11. 11.5 × ? − 30 = 70
  12. 12.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 2x + 84. What is x?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹90 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 6x + 17. What is x?
  15. 15.Pooja has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹124 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.10 × ? + 1 = 151
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.11 × ? − 11 = 77
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.5 × ? + 15 = 75
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹69 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹67 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹166 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 2. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 7(x + 6) = 2x + 82. What is x?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹153 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 20 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.4 × ? + 12 = 84
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 14. The answer is 56. What is my number?
  33. 33.8 × ? − 26 = 174
  34. 34.Isha has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.8 × ? + 12 = 196
  36. 36.4 × ? + 28 = 108
  37. 37.Dev has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹127 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.Kabir has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.Kabir has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 16. The answer is 80. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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