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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 37 · 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 5 and then take away 37. The answer is 83. What is my number?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.3 × ? − 19 = 50
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹200 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 27. The answer is 198. What is my number?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 23. The answer is 37. What is my number?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 36. The answer is 52. What is my number?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 18. The answer is 37. What is my number?
  9. 9.11 × ? + 11 = 154
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 12. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  12. 12.Kabir has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹46 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹133 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.3 × ? + 15 = 81
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Dev has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹57 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.3 × ? + 27 = 72
  18. 18.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 91. What is x?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 44. What is x?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 12. The answer is 132. What is my number?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Saanvi has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹115 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.3 × ? − 23 = 52
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 30. The answer is 126. What is my number?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Aarav has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹87 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.2 × ? + 28 = 38
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹90 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 40. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.Sneha has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹109 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.Nisha has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 4. The answer is 86. What is my number?
  39. 39.Isha has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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