Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 389 · 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. 1.12 × ? + 16 = 268
2. 2.Saanvi has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹74 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
3. 3.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = 2x + 54. What is x?
4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 37. The answer is 41. What is my number?
5. 5.Vivaan has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹126 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
6. 6.4 × ? − 17 = 67
7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 1. The answer is 9. What is my number?
9. 9.Dev has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹63 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 20. The answer is 191. What is my number?
11. 11.11 × ? + 12 = 166
12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
13. 13.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = x + 40. What is x?
14. 14.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹155 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 140 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 19. The answer is 107. What is my number?
17. 17.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 6x + 69. What is x?
18. 18.7 × ? − 1 = 69
19. 19.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹116 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
20. 20.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 3x + 12. What is x?
21. 21.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 3. The answer is 95. What is my number?
23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 38. The answer is 133. What is my number?
24. 24.Meera has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
25. 25.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹99 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 39. The answer is 75. What is my number?
27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 36. The answer is 91. What is my number?
28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 27. The answer is 162. What is my number?
31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 17. The answer is 55. What is my number?
32. 32.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
33. 33.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 3x + 99. What is x?
34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 11. The answer is 119. What is my number?
35. 35.Diya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
36. 36.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹178 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
37. 37.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹74 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
38. 38.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹186 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
39. 39.Solve for x: 4(x + 2) = x + 50. What is x?
40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 3. The answer is 101. What is my number?

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