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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 561 · 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. 1.12 × ? + 26 = 158
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 4. The answer is 4. What is my number?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹136 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.12 × ? − 28 = 116
  5. 5.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 9. The answer is 65. What is my number?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 20. The answer is 263. What is my number?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹122 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 9. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 30. The answer is 81. What is my number?
  11. 11.Kabir has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹124 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 36. The answer is 4. What is my number?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 14. The answer is 164. What is my number?
  16. 16.Farhan has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹99 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 36. The answer is 80. What is my number?
  18. 18.9 × ? + 1 = 64
  19. 19.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = x + 148. What is x?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 6x + 99. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹142 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Saanvi has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹86 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Kavya has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹40 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = 2x + 46. What is x?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹226 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Kabir has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹133 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 13. The answer is 143. What is my number?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = x + 31. What is x?
  33. 33.6 × ? − 17 = 19
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 3(x + 6) = x + 42. What is x?
  36. 36.5 × ? − 20 = 70
  37. 37.Vivaan has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹133 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = x + 17. What is x?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 6. The answer is 129. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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