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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 467 · 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 × ? + 20 = 320
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 37. The answer is 53. What is my number?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 29. The answer is 107. What is my number?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 5x + 29. What is x?
  6. 6.10 × ? + 18 = 188
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 13. The answer is 33. What is my number?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Dev has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 6x + 61. What is x?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 5(x + 9) = 2x + 54. What is x?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = 2x + 33. What is x?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = x + 73. What is x?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 28. The answer is 70. What is my number?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 6. The answer is 15. What is my number?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 32. The answer is 6. What is my number?
  21. 21.8 × ? − 5 = 107
  22. 22.Zoya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 28. The answer is 208. What is my number?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹63 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 8. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  27. 27.Rohan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹29 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 108 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = x + 38. What is x?
  30. 30.6 × ? − 15 = 9
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹209 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 32. The answer is 101. What is my number?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 36. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 10. The answer is 145. What is my number?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 3x + 45. What is x?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 9(x + 9) = 8x + 96. What is x?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 5x + 19. What is x?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 5(x + 6) = 4x + 40. What is x?
  40. 40.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 4x + 158. What is x?

Answer key

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

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