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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 52 · 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 9 and then take away 12. The answer is 249. What is my number?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹220 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹186 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.4 × ? − 3 = 17
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 4. The answer is 72. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹59 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 28. The answer is 80. What is my number?
  8. 8.Zoya has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹40 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Ananya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹138 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 9(x + 5) = 2x + 185. What is x?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹208 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = x + 91. What is x?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 5. The answer is 195. What is my number?
  15. 15.6 × ? − 4 = 128
  16. 16.Aditya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹113 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹234 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 11. The answer is 69. What is my number?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 31. The answer is 79. What is my number?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹159 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.Vivaan has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.6 × ? + 29 = 167
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹121 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Ishaan has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 132 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 10. The answer is 118. What is my number?
  29. 29.Manav has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹117 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = x + 171. What is x?
  31. 31.Saanvi has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 2x + 158. What is x?
  33. 33.Dev has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹57 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.3 × ? + 23 = 92
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 39. The answer is 87. What is my number?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = x + 57. What is x?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = 2x + 31. What is x?
  39. 39.4 × ? − 6 = 74
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹144 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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