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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 603 · 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.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹116 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 18. The answer is 12. What is my number?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 12. The answer is 73. What is my number?
  5. 5.Ishaan has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹19 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹24 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Karan has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹76 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.12 × ? + 3 = 147
  12. 12.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = x + 67. What is x?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 36. The answer is 144. What is my number?
  14. 14.Arjun has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.Aditya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹48 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.4 × ? + 8 = 16
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 9. The answer is 71. What is my number?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹263 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 16. The answer is 248. What is my number?
  20. 20.Aditya has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹60 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹116 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 2x + 118. What is x?
  23. 23.10 × ? + 27 = 67
  24. 24.Saanvi has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹90 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 31. The answer is 137. What is my number?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 39. The answer is 51. What is my number?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹119 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 2. The answer is 68. What is my number?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 8. The answer is 50. What is my number?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 7. The answer is 97. What is my number?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹138 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.Aarav has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 3x + 21. What is x?
  35. 35.Aarav has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹56 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹234 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹83 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 19. The answer is 175. What is my number?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹158 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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