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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 70 · 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.Kavya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 90 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.2 × ? − 16 = 6
  4. 4.10 × ? − 12 = 198
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 15. The answer is 21. What is my number?
  6. 6.2 × ? + 12 = 16
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹63 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 13. The answer is 51. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹112 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 23. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹171 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹106 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 18. The answer is 38. What is my number?
  15. 15.3 × ? − 5 = 19
  16. 16.2 × ? − 24 = 14
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  19. 19.Aarav has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = 5x + 41. What is x?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹69 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.12 × ? + 5 = 65
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹304 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 21. The answer is 33. What is my number?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = 2x + 70. What is x?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 17. The answer is 163. What is my number?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹135 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 36. The answer is 99. What is my number?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 14. The answer is 63. What is my number?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹184 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.8 × ? − 23 = 137
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 7. The answer is 27. What is my number?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 6x + 64. What is x?
  37. 37.4 × ? − 28 = 72
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 62 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 22. The answer is 56. What is my number?
  40. 40.Rahul has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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