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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 482 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 28. The answer is 97. What is my number?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = x + 25. What is x?
  3. 3.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 3x + 50. What is x?
  4. 4.Isha has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.2 × ? + 30 = 42
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.Rohan has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹99 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 3(x + 6) = x + 50. What is x?
  9. 9.5 × ? − 24 = 6
  10. 10.9 × ? + 23 = 248
  11. 11.10 × ? − 27 = 133
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 40. The answer is 95. What is my number?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹179 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 3. The answer is 83. What is my number?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹64 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Meera has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹95 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹112 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹126 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 3x + 63. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹49 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 64. What is x?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹145 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 1. The answer is 105. What is my number?
  25. 25.Ishaan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹27 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 3(x + 5) = x + 29. What is x?
  27. 27.Sneha has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹275 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = 2x + 24. What is x?
  30. 30.3 × ? + 15 = 21
  31. 31.12 × ? − 24 = 204
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹115 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 31. The answer is 15. What is my number?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹46 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = 4x + 11. What is x?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹66 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Nisha has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 4x + 54. What is x?
  40. 40.2 × ? − 8 = 10

Answer key

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

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