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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 434 · 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.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 6x + 87. What is x?
  2. 2.Nisha has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.Diya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹131 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 9. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  5. 5.4 × ? − 3 = 93
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 50 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.Ananya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 25. The answer is 50. What is my number?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Aditya has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.8 × ? + 24 = 48
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹89 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.7 × ? − 10 = 60
  14. 14.2 × ? + 12 = 20
  15. 15.5 × ? − 17 = 13
  16. 16.8 × ? − 1 = 159
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.Manav has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 23. The answer is 31. What is my number?
  20. 20.12 × ? + 28 = 160
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 6. The answer is 110. What is my number?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 4. The answer is 142. What is my number?
  23. 23.9 × ? + 14 = 104
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 8. The answer is 176. What is my number?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 5. The answer is 53. What is my number?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 100 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.8 × ? − 4 = 196
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 10. The answer is 41. What is my number?
  31. 31.Isha has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.6 × ? − 26 = 106
  33. 33.8 × ? + 15 = 63
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹184 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 10. The answer is 94. What is my number?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 10. The answer is 90. What is my number?
  40. 40.12 × ? − 24 = 24

Answer key

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

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