← Word problems with equations lesson New set →

Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 691 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 6. The answer is 46. What is my number?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 17. The answer is 209. What is my number?
  3. 3.7 × ? − 7 = 168
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 2. The answer is 245. What is my number?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 32. The answer is 140. What is my number?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹40 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹263 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹66 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹158 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Sneha has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹22 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = x + 29. What is x?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹147 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 2x + 74. What is x?
  14. 14.10 × ? − 15 = 125
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 11. The answer is 131. What is my number?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.Kavya has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹147 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.Aarav has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.Isha has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.11 × ? − 5 = 237
  21. 21.Isha has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹32 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 2x + 104. What is x?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹129 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹200 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 5(x + 9) = 2x + 75. What is x?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹103 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 126 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 22. The answer is 184. What is my number?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹189 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹198 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹174 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹63 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 5(x + 2) = 3x + 38. What is x?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 33. The answer is 85. What is my number?
  37. 37.Kabir has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 20. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 96 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 35. The answer is 60. What is my number?

Answer key

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

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude