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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 447 · 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. 1.12 × ? − 17 = 55
  2. 2.Arjun has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹112 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.Pooja has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = x + 45. What is x?
  5. 5.10 × ? − 6 = 244
  6. 6.10 × ? − 23 = 227
  7. 7.4 × ? + 22 = 110
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹282 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 32 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.4 × ? − 13 = 31
  12. 12.Ananya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = x + 21. What is x?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Arjun has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 17. The answer is 197. What is my number?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 17. The answer is 27. What is my number?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.7 × ? − 5 = 142
  21. 21.Kavya has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹115 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Kabir has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 5(x + 9) = 3x + 47. What is x?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 2x + 50. What is x?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹100 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = 2x + 31. What is x?
  27. 27.Zoya has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 18. The answer is 180. What is my number?
  30. 30.6 × ? + 15 = 141
  31. 31.11 × ? − 16 = 50
  32. 32.Arjun has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  33. 33.7 × ? + 7 = 91
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹224 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 9. The answer is 124. What is my number?
  37. 37.12 × ? + 20 = 224
  38. 38.7 × ? − 5 = 23
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 15. The answer is 31. What is my number?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 33. The answer is 9. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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