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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 664 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 24. The answer is 104. What is my number?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 9. The answer is 3. What is my number?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹175 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 3x + 63. What is x?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 35. The answer is 90. What is my number?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 27. The answer is 83. What is my number?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 4. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  9. 9.Priya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹105 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.Rahul has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 16. The answer is 56. What is my number?
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = x + 37. What is x?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹282 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 114 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 9(x + 4) = 7x + 54. What is x?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 30. The answer is 210. What is my number?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 8. The answer is 18. What is my number?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.11 × ? + 18 = 271
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 5. The answer is 185. What is my number?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.9 × ? + 11 = 218
  24. 24.Ishaan has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹122 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 7(x + 8) = 4x + 101. What is x?
  26. 26.Aarav has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 146 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 19. The answer is 171. What is my number?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 35. The answer is 119. What is my number?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 100 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 2. The answer is 82. What is my number?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 39. The answer is 84. What is my number?
  33. 33.Isha has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹85 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 36 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 12. The answer is 186. What is my number?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 3(x + 5) = x + 21. What is x?
  38. 38.6 × ? − 21 = 81
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 22. The answer is 70. What is my number?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹174 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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