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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 276 · 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. 1.11 × ? + 2 = 244
  2. 2.Tara has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹71 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.3 × ? + 8 = 65
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 6. The answer is 60. What is my number?
  5. 5.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 3x + 49. What is x?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 3x + 38. What is x?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 98 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹33 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.2 × ? − 22 = 16
  15. 15.Rahul has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.Kavya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Pooja has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹91 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 6x + 33. What is x?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 4x + 30. What is x?
  24. 24.Aditya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.2 × ? − 6 = 38
  26. 26.Ishaan has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹57 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.12 × ? + 3 = 87
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 10. The answer is 250. What is my number?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹99 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Kavya has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹127 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = 3x + 22. What is x?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 2x + 44. What is x?
  34. 34.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = x + 76. What is x?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 25. The answer is 71. What is my number?
  36. 36.Manav has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.4 × ? − 13 = 11
  38. 38.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = x + 41. What is x?
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹145 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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