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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 60 · 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. 1.9 × ? + 21 = 165
  2. 2.2 × ? − 19 = 19
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹212 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 15. The answer is 81. What is my number?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 34. The answer is 82. What is my number?
  6. 6.Rohan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 27. The answer is 25. What is my number?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 1. The answer is 15. What is my number?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 5. The answer is 86. What is my number?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 14. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Karan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 6. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  17. 17.Tara has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹43 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹55 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹133 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 6. The answer is 174. What is my number?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹112 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.Diya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.Priya has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹82 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.Dev has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.3 × ? − 17 = 58
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 31. The answer is 73. What is my number?
  35. 35.Farhan has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹83 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.Aarav has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹118 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 11. The answer is 165. What is my number?
  40. 40.10 × ? − 5 = 245

Answer key

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

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