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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 527 · 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.Saanvi has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹170 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 3. The answer is 54. What is my number?
  4. 4.4 × ? − 3 = 61
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.4 × ? − 5 = 23
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 13. The answer is 46. What is my number?
  8. 8.9 × ? − 21 = 51
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 39. The answer is 11. What is my number?
  10. 10.9 × ? + 17 = 62
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 37. The answer is 195. What is my number?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 3x + 69. What is x?
  14. 14.6 × ? − 11 = 55
  15. 15.2 × ? + 2 = 34
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 74 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 17. The answer is 35. What is my number?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 3x + 42. What is x?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹43 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 6x + 60. What is x?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 36. The answer is 54. What is my number?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 10. The answer is 88. What is my number?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.7 × ? + 20 = 34
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 13. The answer is 92. What is my number?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 15. The answer is 69. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = x + 89. What is x?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = 3x + 23. What is x?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹123 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 26. What is x?
  33. 33.Sneha has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 8. The answer is 104. What is my number?
  35. 35.Diya has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.Farhan has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.Nisha has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹240 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹136 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 36. The answer is 56. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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