Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 385 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Dev has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
2. 2.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 1. The answer is 17. What is my number?
4. 4.Kavya has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
5. 5.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = 7x + 43. What is x?
6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 138 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 26 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 11. The answer is 169. What is my number?
9. 9.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = x + 42. What is x?
10. 10.4 × ? + 6 = 94
11. 11.11 × ? + 29 = 51
12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
13. 13.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹118 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
14. 14.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹130 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
15. 15.4 × ? − 2 = 6
16. 16.12 × ? − 21 = 3
17. 17.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 40. The answer is 37. What is my number?
19. 19.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹299 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
20. 20.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 2x + 56. What is x?
21. 21.Solve for x: 7(x + 5) = 2x + 50. What is x?
22. 22.4 × ? − 7 = 37
23. 23.Aditya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 8. The answer is 176. What is my number?
25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 40. The answer is 155. What is my number?
26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 19. The answer is 85. What is my number?
27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 3. The answer is 39. What is my number?
28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 3. The answer is 51. What is my number?
29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 1. The answer is 21. What is my number?
30. 30.Manav has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
32. 32.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 8x + 25. What is x?
33. 33.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 5x + 54. What is x?
34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 17. The answer is 171. What is my number?
35. 35.Karan has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 20 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
37. 37.2 × ? − 21 = 3
38. 38.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = x + 9. What is x?
39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 20. The answer is 38. What is my number?
40. 40.Priya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

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