← Word problems with equations lesson New set →

Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 486 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Nisha has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹70 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.Ananya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹93 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹196 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹48 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.8 × ? + 18 = 218
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.9 × ? − 3 = 123
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹68 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Ishaan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹177 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = x + 56. What is x?
  15. 15.Ananya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹129 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.Aditya has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.5 × ? − 15 = 105
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹188 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Solve for x: 7(x + 6) = 5x + 82. What is x?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 19. The answer is 143. What is my number?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = 3x + 99. What is x?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹78 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.7 × ? + 30 = 86
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 36. The answer is 76. What is my number?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹166 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Meera has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹97 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 59. What is x?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 32. The answer is 128. What is my number?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹115 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 4. The answer is 16. What is my number?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 35. The answer is 305. What is my number?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹180 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 27. The answer is 147. What is my number?
  36. 36.5 × ? − 14 = 31
  37. 37.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = 2x + 18. What is x?
  38. 38.Zoya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹105 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Diya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹22 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude