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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 292 · 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: 9(x + 7) = 5x + 99. What is x?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 4(x + 2) = 2x + 20. What is x?
  3. 3.Solve for x: 9(x + 8) = 8x + 92. What is x?
  4. 4.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 3x + 68. What is x?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹166 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = x + 67. What is x?
  8. 8.2 × ? + 2 = 16
  9. 9.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 111. What is x?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 17. The answer is 137. What is my number?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 32. The answer is 57. What is my number?
  12. 12.11 × ? + 18 = 161
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹136 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Zoya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹81 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Karan has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹23 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.2 × ? − 26 = 6
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹189 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.Pooja has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Dev has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 5(x + 8) = 3x + 50. What is x?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 84 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.9 × ? + 6 = 114
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 10. The answer is 224. What is my number?
  28. 28.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = 2x + 42. What is x?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 50 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = x + 33. What is x?
  34. 34.4 × ? + 21 = 97
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹240 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 35. The answer is 188. What is my number?
  37. 37.Sneha has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.9 × ? − 24 = 75
  39. 39.Solve for x: 8(x + 9) = 6x + 108. What is x?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 132 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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