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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 479 · 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.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 142 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.5 × ? − 28 = 42
  4. 4.Saanvi has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 37. The answer is 65. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹86 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = 2x + 40. What is x?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 20. The answer is 196. What is my number?
  9. 9.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 2x + 82. What is x?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹138 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 16. The answer is 32. What is my number?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹148 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.11 × ? + 24 = 255
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 140 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 4x + 78. What is x?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 16. The answer is 38. What is my number?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 35. The answer is 99. What is my number?
  18. 18.10 × ? + 26 = 66
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹244 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹54 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.Tara has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.10 × ? + 1 = 61
  25. 25.7 × ? + 19 = 82
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹188 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Rohan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = 4x + 45. What is x?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Saanvi has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹26 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 21. The answer is 141. What is my number?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.4 × ? + 30 = 118
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 25. The answer is 127. What is my number?
  37. 37.12 × ? + 22 = 46
  38. 38.Pooja has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹118 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Arjun has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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