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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 530 · 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.Diya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 9. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  3. 3.5 × ? − 9 = 66
  4. 4.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 30 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 5x + 20. What is x?
  6. 6.Rahul has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 8(x + 6) = 3x + 113. What is x?
  8. 8.11 × ? − 22 = 154
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 28. The answer is 27. What is my number?
  10. 10.Rohan has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹51 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = 2x + 25. What is x?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 5(x + 7) = x + 71. What is x?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 5. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 114 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.2 × ? − 11 = 17
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 32. The answer is 56. What is my number?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹171 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.7 × ? − 28 = 105
  23. 23.12 × ? − 7 = 17
  24. 24.4 × ? + 18 = 86
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.Diya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 45. What is x?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 2. The answer is 6. What is my number?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹235 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 4. The answer is 52. What is my number?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 33. The answer is 141. What is my number?
  35. 35.Priya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.Ananya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.7 × ? + 8 = 36
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Aditya has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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