← Word problems with equations lesson New set →

Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 424 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = x + 26. What is x?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 132 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.12 × ? − 23 = 265
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹24 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.6 × ? − 4 = 98
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹228 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹85 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.5 × ? + 23 = 113
  10. 10.6 × ? + 5 = 53
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 31. The answer is 136. What is my number?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹213 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Diya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹119 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 34. The answer is 40. What is my number?
  17. 17.10 × ? − 21 = 9
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 9. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  19. 19.Meera has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 13. The answer is 37. What is my number?
  21. 21.2 × ? − 4 = 12
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹215 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 6(x + 6) = x + 111. What is x?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = x + 135. What is x?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹190 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹99 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 9(x + 8) = 8x + 77. What is x?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 6. The answer is 50. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = x + 180. What is x?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = 2x + 18. What is x?
  31. 31.2 × ? + 2 = 42
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹59 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 19. The answer is 100. What is my number?
  34. 34.Sneha has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.Meera has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.Pooja has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹71 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹176 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 33. The answer is 96. What is my number?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude