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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 607 · 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. 1.11 × ? − 24 = 31
  2. 2.Priya has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹138 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 40. The answer is 190. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹105 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.11 × ? + 8 = 41
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹195 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹127 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 7. The answer is 133. What is my number?
  12. 12.9 × ? + 6 = 213
  13. 13.11 × ? − 15 = 161
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹200 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 9. The answer is 13. What is my number?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹76 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 17. The answer is 94. What is my number?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹62 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Rahul has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.Aditya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹31 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹54 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.10 × ? − 1 = 159
  24. 24.Kabir has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.3 × ? + 13 = 52
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.6 × ? − 11 = 19
  28. 28.Solve for x: 4(x + 2) = 3x + 11. What is x?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 27. The answer is 39. What is my number?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹82 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 4. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  32. 32.8 × ? + 9 = 25
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.Aditya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.9 × ? + 3 = 21
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 15. The answer is 127. What is my number?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹56 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.11 × ? − 18 = 26

Answer key

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

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