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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 459 · 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. 1.3 × ? + 24 = 63
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹264 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Kavya has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹197 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹178 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹154 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Saanvi has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹119 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.4 × ? − 21 = 11
  10. 10.Solve for x: 9(x + 9) = 4x + 91. What is x?
  11. 11.Zoya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹141 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹242 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 8x + 51. What is x?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹41 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹184 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = x + 57. What is x?
  17. 17.Aarav has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹78 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹59 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 32. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Karan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 21. The answer is 27. What is my number?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 50 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹187 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = x + 62. What is x?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.2 × ? + 3 = 19
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 5x + 55. What is x?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹40 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 21. The answer is 181. What is my number?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 26. The answer is 146. What is my number?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹82 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Meera has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 22. The answer is 139. What is my number?
  37. 37.9 × ? + 7 = 151
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.Arjun has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹126 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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