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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 649 · 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 ₹10 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹186 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 3x + 100. What is x?
  3. 3.12 × ? − 27 = 201
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹104 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 3. The answer is 228. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹134 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 31. The answer is 301. What is my number?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 17. The answer is 49. What is my number?
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.Vivaan has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Nisha has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹126 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.10 × ? + 29 = 49
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 22. The answer is 59. What is my number?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹153 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 35. What is x?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.2 × ? − 11 = 37
  18. 18.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 3x + 18. What is x?
  19. 19.11 × ? − 23 = 32
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 18. The answer is 98. What is my number?
  21. 21.Saanvi has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹27 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 12. The answer is 20. What is my number?
  23. 23.12 × ? + 29 = 113
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹41 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 34. The answer is 118. What is my number?
  27. 27.7 × ? − 15 = 69
  28. 28.9 × ? + 8 = 179
  29. 29.Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = x + 88. What is x?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹186 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Isha has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹123 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 22. The answer is 57. What is my number?
  34. 34.Kavya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 15. The answer is 39. What is my number?
  36. 36.Zoya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹35 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.Aditya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 3. The answer is 27. What is my number?
  39. 39.8 × ? + 26 = 50
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹56 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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