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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 760 · 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.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 2x + 28. What is x?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.Diya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = x + 50. What is x?
  5. 5.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 9(x + 5) = 7x + 77. What is x?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 2x + 29. What is x?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹244 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 25. The answer is 92. What is my number?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.Rahul has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹67 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹51 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.Tara has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹78 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  15. 15.6 × ? + 21 = 69
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹152 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 7(x + 7) = 6x + 55. What is x?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹90 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.Nisha has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹76 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Aditya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹239 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 30. The answer is 201. What is my number?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 2. The answer is 90. What is my number?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 7. The answer is 49. What is my number?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.Zoya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹22 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹144 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.6 × ? + 24 = 48
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 7. The answer is 41. What is my number?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 25. The answer is 73. What is my number?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 100 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.Pooja has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.5 × ? + 4 = 29
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹166 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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