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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 483 · 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. 1.2 × ? − 18 = 6
  2. 2.8 × ? + 7 = 151
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 2x + 46. What is x?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = 2x + 14. What is x?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 7. The answer is 113. What is my number?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 6. The answer is 21. What is my number?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 28. What is x?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹148 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 36. The answer is 127. What is my number?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹66 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹155 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = 2x + 71. What is x?
  14. 14.11 × ? − 13 = 97
  15. 15.Dev has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 3x + 28. What is x?
  17. 17.12 × ? + 25 = 73
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 13. The answer is 11. What is my number?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹175 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹171 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 21. The answer is 183. What is my number?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 25. The answer is 214. What is my number?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹112 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.3 × ? + 21 = 27
  27. 27.9 × ? − 11 = 61
  28. 28.8 × ? − 14 = 186
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 32. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  30. 30.6 × ? + 4 = 148
  31. 31.4 × ? + 24 = 112
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 2x + 56. What is x?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.Rohan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 39. The answer is 9. What is my number?
  38. 38.Rohan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 15. The answer is 45. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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