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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 280 · 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.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 4x + 47. What is x?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 29. The answer is 49. What is my number?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.2 × ? + 28 = 76
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹172 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 3. The answer is 35. What is my number?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 6(x + 8) = x + 108. What is x?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 31. What is x?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 24. The answer is 159. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹145 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = x + 112. What is x?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 26. What is x?
  13. 13.6 × ? + 19 = 121
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹162 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 29. The answer is 203. What is my number?
  16. 16.Vivaan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹72 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.Meera has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹88 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.6 × ? + 1 = 85
  19. 19.10 × ? − 12 = 158
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 8. The answer is 6. What is my number?
  21. 21.Nisha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = 4x + 33. What is x?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 8(x + 6) = 2x + 114. What is x?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹214 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.5 × ? + 11 = 61
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 33. The answer is 47. What is my number?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 33. The answer is 192. What is my number?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 6. The answer is 26. What is my number?
  29. 29.Aarav has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.5 × ? − 18 = 17
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹86 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 142 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 3x + 60. What is x?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹62 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.4 × ? − 18 = 74
  36. 36.6 × ? + 4 = 40
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹129 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.8 × ? − 4 = 36
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 138 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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