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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 30 · 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 ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹90 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.10 × ? + 4 = 74
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 27. The answer is 162. What is my number?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹106 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 29. The answer is 9. What is my number?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹60 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.4 × ? − 14 = 62
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 3x + 41. What is x?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹196 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 67. What is x?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 32. The answer is 22. What is my number?
  14. 14.Vivaan has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹74 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹42 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Tara has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 2x + 79. What is x?
  18. 18.2 × ? − 14 = 28
  19. 19.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 6x + 25. What is x?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Diya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.6 × ? − 4 = 80
  24. 24.Aarav has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹92 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.Zoya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.Nisha has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹77 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Rahul has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹63 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹68 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Kabir has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹40 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.8 × ? − 10 = 30
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 37. The answer is 177. What is my number?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = 2x + 148. What is x?
  33. 33.Rahul has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹165 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.Tara has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.10 × ? + 18 = 178
  39. 39.3 × ? + 24 = 87
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 39. The answer is 47. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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