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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 541 · 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.Meera has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹72 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = 2x + 50. What is x?
  3. 3.11 × ? + 25 = 91
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹186 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.9 × ? + 18 = 171
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 24. The answer is 248. What is my number?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹168 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 30. The answer is 33. What is my number?
  10. 10.Ananya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 19. The answer is 75. What is my number?
  13. 13.2 × ? + 22 = 38
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹38 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Meera has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹93 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹252 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹63 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 7. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  20. 20.Nisha has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹95 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 128 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.Rohan has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹131 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 5x + 20. What is x?
  24. 24.6 × ? − 22 = 92
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 37. The answer is 187. What is my number?
  26. 26.Ananya has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹68 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 2. The answer is 126. What is my number?
  28. 28.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 7x + 76. What is x?
  29. 29.Karan has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.8 × ? − 8 = 48
  31. 31.Saanvi has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹72 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹94 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Diya has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹85 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.12 × ? + 22 = 238
  36. 36.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 5x + 43. What is x?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹187 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = x + 59. What is x?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.3 × ? + 5 = 65

Answer key

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

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