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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 28 · 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 ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹39 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹68 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Kabir has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹48 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 7. The answer is 5. What is my number?
  6. 6.7 × ? − 24 = 60
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 40. The answer is 118. What is my number?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.5 × ? + 7 = 97
  10. 10.Saanvi has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹48 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.8 × ? + 16 = 168
  12. 12.Solve for x: 3(x + 6) = 2x + 29. What is x?
  13. 13.11 × ? + 24 = 156
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 19. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = 2x + 88. What is x?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹95 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.7 × ? − 12 = 37
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.Diya has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 22. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  22. 22.Kavya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = x + 45. What is x?
  24. 24.Farhan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.9 × ? + 22 = 121
  26. 26.Nisha has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 29. What is x?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 20. The answer is 22. What is my number?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 132 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹110 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Ananya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 35. The answer is 90. What is my number?
  34. 34.10 × ? − 30 = 130
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 18. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹172 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹110 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.8 × ? + 2 = 98
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 5. The answer is 23. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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