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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 62 · 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.Farhan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹83 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 36. The answer is 92. What is my number?
  3. 3.Kavya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹113 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = 3x + 53. What is x?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 1. The answer is 17. What is my number?
  9. 9.Diya has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹91 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.Pooja has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹26 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 4x + 109. What is x?
  13. 13.Isha has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.Arjun has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 6x + 53. What is x?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 7x + 27. What is x?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 6x + 120. What is x?
  18. 18.Farhan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.Priya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹125 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = 2x + 82. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹140 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹126 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Priya has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 32. The answer is 86. What is my number?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹84 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = x + 22. What is x?
  27. 27.Meera has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹21 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹140 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 16. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  32. 32.Dev has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹48 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 34. The answer is 10. What is my number?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹62 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 8. The answer is 24. What is my number?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.4 × ? + 20 = 64
  38. 38.6 × ? + 7 = 121
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹163 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹60 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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