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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 433 · 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.Nisha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.10 × ? + 8 = 178
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹155 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 30. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹110 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Sneha has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 2x + 136. What is x?
  9. 9.2 × ? + 28 = 36
  10. 10.3 × ? + 26 = 83
  11. 11.8 × ? − 5 = 67
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.Arjun has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 20. The answer is 12. What is my number?
  15. 15.4 × ? + 4 = 100
  16. 16.Vivaan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹24 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 98 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹105 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹28 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Kabir has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.Kabir has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.Ishaan has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.Isha has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹29 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 10. The answer is 120. What is my number?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 39. The answer is 120. What is my number?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 31. The answer is 112. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 7(x + 9) = 4x + 75. What is x?
  30. 30.12 × ? + 27 = 51
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 33. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 34. The answer is 16. What is my number?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 22. The answer is 40. What is my number?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹117 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Meera has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹63 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.11 × ? − 11 = 88
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 9(x + 5) = 6x + 105. What is x?
  40. 40.Solve for x: 5(x + 6) = x + 58. What is x?

Answer key

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

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