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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 466 · 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. 1.6 × ? + 18 = 66
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 36. The answer is 268. What is my number?
  3. 3.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 2x + 74. What is x?
  4. 4.8 × ? + 1 = 81
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 23. The answer is 52. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.12 × ? + 4 = 136
  8. 8.3 × ? + 4 = 25
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 7. The answer is 23. What is my number?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.3 × ? + 28 = 37
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 126 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = 2x + 38. What is x?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹110 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = 2x + 26. What is x?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹214 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = 2x + 4. What is x?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Farhan has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹93 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = x + 49. What is x?
  24. 24.Ishaan has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 4x + 16. What is x?
  27. 27.Isha has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹204 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹99 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹66 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.4 × ? + 14 = 26
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 9. The answer is 153. What is my number?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 5. The answer is 145. What is my number?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹159 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = 2x + 58. What is x?
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹234 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 20. The answer is 133. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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