← Word problems with equations lesson New set →

Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 326 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹100 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 2. The answer is 61. What is my number?
  3. 3.3 × ? + 27 = 81
  4. 4.Solve for x: 7(x + 6) = 3x + 58. What is x?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 13. The answer is 91. What is my number?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 30 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 18. The answer is 96. What is my number?
  8. 8.Meera has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹86 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.7 × ? + 23 = 156
  10. 10.4 × ? + 5 = 57
  11. 11.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 2x + 69. What is x?
  12. 12.2 × ? − 4 = 2
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 5. The answer is 131. What is my number?
  14. 14.11 × ? − 8 = 58
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 6(x + 6) = 2x + 100. What is x?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.Rahul has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹138 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 2x + 32. What is x?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.3 × ? + 9 = 78
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 33. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 38. The answer is 87. What is my number?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.7 × ? − 10 = 46
  27. 27.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 55. What is x?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 38. The answer is 70. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 60. What is x?
  30. 30.Meera has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹82 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 6x + 36. What is x?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 37. The answer is 197. What is my number?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 30. The answer is 202. What is my number?
  34. 34.3 × ? + 29 = 74
  35. 35.Solve for x: 4(x + 1) = 3x + 18. What is x?
  36. 36.Arjun has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.Ananya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 5x + 60. What is x?
  39. 39.Aarav has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹72 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.2 × ? − 12 = 12

Answer key

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

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude