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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 401 · 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.Arjun has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.Karan has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹56 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.Rohan has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.11 × ? − 7 = 147
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 7. The answer is 56. What is my number?
  6. 6.Kavya has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹21 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Isha has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Manav has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹83 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 9. The answer is 189. What is my number?
  11. 11.Rohan has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹63 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.10 × ? − 5 = 15
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹111 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 3x + 90. What is x?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 14. The answer is 146. What is my number?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 29. The answer is 189. What is my number?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹259 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹197 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 3x + 96. What is x?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 3x + 132. What is x?
  22. 22.Kabir has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹130 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹103 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = x + 58. What is x?
  26. 26.9 × ? + 26 = 116
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 5. The answer is 51. What is my number?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 36. The answer is 18. What is my number?
  30. 30.Dev has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹113 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.2 × ? − 3 = 47
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 15. The answer is 21. What is my number?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 3x + 39. What is x?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 26. The answer is 38. What is my number?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.8 × ? − 22 = 170
  38. 38.Solve for x: 8(x + 4) = 3x + 82. What is x?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 7. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  40. 40.Nisha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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