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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 329 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 30. The answer is 168. What is my number?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 9(x + 8) = x + 80. What is x?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹146 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.Rohan has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.Vivaan has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹123 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 7(x + 5) = 4x + 59. What is x?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹82 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.7 × ? − 6 = 85
  10. 10.Aarav has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹132 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹227 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹164 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Kabir has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = x + 84. What is x?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 38. The answer is 86. What is my number?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹93 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = 2x + 38. What is x?
  21. 21.2 × ? + 27 = 75
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Rahul has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 29. The answer is 13. What is my number?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 8. The answer is 240. What is my number?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 11. The answer is 29. What is my number?
  28. 28.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = 4x + 55. What is x?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 24. The answer is 105. What is my number?
  30. 30.Farhan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹108 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 34. The answer is 16. What is my number?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 6x + 52. What is x?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 5x + 23. What is x?
  34. 34.Manav has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 3x + 60. What is x?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = 6x + 60. What is x?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹182 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Nisha has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹65 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 3. The answer is 255. What is my number?
  40. 40.11 × ? + 30 = 52

Answer key

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

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