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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 630 · 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.Ananya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 38. The answer is 92. What is my number?
  3. 3.10 × ? + 13 = 43
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹93 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹167 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 84 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.6 × ? + 10 = 64
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 17. The answer is 52. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹88 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.6 × ? − 24 = 54
  13. 13.Rohan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹80 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹49 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 3x + 15. What is x?
  18. 18.6 × ? − 15 = 15
  19. 19.Priya has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹77 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.6 × ? − 24 = 18
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 24. The answer is 30. What is my number?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 8. The answer is 12. What is my number?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹94 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 2x + 78. What is x?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 2x + 103. What is x?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹126 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.Karan has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 100 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 5x + 20. What is x?
  33. 33.Kabir has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹81 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 20 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.6 × ? − 7 = 107
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 148 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 25. The answer is 32. What is my number?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 34. The answer is 125. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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