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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 736 · 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. 1.4 × ? + 8 = 32
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹113 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 13. The answer is 31. What is my number?
  4. 4.Isha has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹31 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.Manav has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  6. 6.Diya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Rahul has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.9 × ? + 29 = 101
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.Manav has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 86 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 78 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.8 × ? − 3 = 133
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹87 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹136 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹124 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 36. The answer is 113. What is my number?
  18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 38 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.6 × ? + 1 = 79
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 108 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 30. The answer is 60. What is my number?
  23. 23.Dev has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.Kabir has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹30 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹174 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.8 × ? − 8 = 88
  29. 29.3 × ? − 1 = 8
  30. 30.6 × ? − 5 = 31
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 34. The answer is 100. What is my number?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.9 × ? − 19 = 8
  34. 34.11 × ? + 10 = 87
  35. 35.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = 3x + 49. What is x?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 12. The answer is 236. What is my number?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 2. The answer is 76. What is my number?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = x + 53. What is x?
  39. 39.Diya has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = x + 69. What is x?

Answer key

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

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