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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 461 · 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.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹83 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 5x + 92. What is x?
  3. 3.4 × ? + 5 = 45
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹159 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.5 × ? − 5 = 110
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹98 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 6. The answer is 71. What is my number?
  8. 8.6 × ? + 15 = 87
  9. 9.11 × ? − 26 = 73
  10. 10.Solve for x: 5(x + 9) = 2x + 81. What is x?
  11. 11.Ananya has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.12 × ? + 22 = 58
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 144 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 4. The answer is 31. What is my number?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 19. The answer is 35. What is my number?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = 2x + 58. What is x?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = 2x + 9. What is x?
  18. 18.7 × ? + 1 = 106
  19. 19.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 3x + 43. What is x?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 38. The answer is 88. What is my number?
  22. 22.3 × ? + 29 = 98
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.5 × ? − 27 = 28
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹226 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 3x + 23. What is x?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 33. The answer is 183. What is my number?
  28. 28.9 × ? + 8 = 215
  29. 29.Nisha has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 19. The answer is 1. What is my number?
  31. 31.Pooja has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹105 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 22. The answer is 139. What is my number?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 64. What is x?
  34. 34.10 × ? − 5 = 35
  35. 35.Isha has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹133 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 84 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 22. The answer is 10. What is my number?
  38. 38.7 × ? + 21 = 84
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 23. The answer is 88. What is my number?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 40. The answer is 46. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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