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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 688 · 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 5 and then take away 20. The answer is 65. What is my number?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 21. The answer is 116. What is my number?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 4x + 14. What is x?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 13. The answer is 230. What is my number?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.11 × ? + 12 = 221
  10. 10.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 33. What is x?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹157 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 18. The answer is 186. What is my number?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 5(x + 3) = 4x + 16. What is x?
  16. 16.9 × ? + 2 = 164
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 39. The answer is 87. What is my number?
  18. 18.12 × ? − 12 = 12
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹187 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 14. The answer is 77. What is my number?
  21. 21.Kabir has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 22. The answer is 66. What is my number?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.4 × ? + 4 = 68
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.3 × ? + 17 = 38
  27. 27.Dev has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹74 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 19. The answer is 13. What is my number?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 14. The answer is 92. What is my number?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 6. The answer is 96. What is my number?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹84 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹44 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹54 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 40. The answer is 104. What is my number?
  35. 35.Ananya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 35. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹176 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.7 × ? − 19 = 9
  40. 40.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = x + 15. What is x?

Answer key

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

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