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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 341 · 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 6 and then add 1. The answer is 73. What is my number?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.Nisha has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 36. The answer is 204. What is my number?
  6. 6.2 × ? − 5 = 5
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹69 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Farhan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹24 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 21. The answer is 51. What is my number?
  10. 10.Rahul has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹77 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 3x + 65. What is x?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 5x + 53. What is x?
  13. 13.11 × ? + 29 = 73
  14. 14.Kavya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹125 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 9. The answer is 79. What is my number?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹123 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹140 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Kabir has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹94 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 6. The answer is 16. What is my number?
  23. 23.4 × ? + 2 = 50
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 37. The answer is 177. What is my number?
  25. 25.Pooja has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹82 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 4. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  28. 28.4 × ? − 22 = 30
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹24 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹29 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Rahul has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 6(x + 8) = 5x + 56. What is x?
  34. 34.11 × ? − 12 = 186
  35. 35.Tara has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 108 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 38. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Diya has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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