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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 766 · 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: 8(x + 9) = 4x + 84. What is x?
  2. 2.Priya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹232 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 38. The answer is 74. What is my number?
  5. 5.8 × ? − 3 = 37
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = x + 33. What is x?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 12. The answer is 70. What is my number?
  9. 9.6 × ? − 27 = 99
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 50 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 4(x + 9) = x + 69. What is x?
  12. 12.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = x + 63. What is x?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 118 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹102 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Isha has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 6(x + 5) = 5x + 33. What is x?
  18. 18.10 × ? + 16 = 66
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹163 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.3 × ? + 14 = 83
  21. 21.Priya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹170 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 22. The answer is 49. What is my number?
  25. 25.11 × ? − 20 = 189
  26. 26.10 × ? + 1 = 221
  27. 27.5 × ? + 11 = 101
  28. 28.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 2x + 42. What is x?
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.6 × ? − 22 = 74
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 6. The answer is 24. What is my number?
  32. 32.3 × ? + 26 = 32
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = x + 97. What is x?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 22. The answer is 90. What is my number?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 7(x + 5) = 3x + 39. What is x?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 6. The answer is 36. What is my number?
  38. 38.4 × ? + 4 = 16
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 3. The answer is 168. What is my number?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 17. The answer is 29. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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