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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 771 · 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.Arjun has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.9 × ? − 29 = 52
  3. 3.Vivaan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹68 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 10. The answer is 152. What is my number?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹212 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Ishaan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹130 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 7. The answer is 101. What is my number?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹96 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹128 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 8. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 21. The answer is 3. What is my number?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 28 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹109 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Manav has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 112 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹132 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹48 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.3 × ? − 4 = 5
  22. 22.Priya has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 142 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.9 × ? + 2 = 110
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 3. The answer is 165. What is my number?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.Meera has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.5 × ? − 24 = 41
  30. 30.Aarav has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹95 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = 3x + 24. What is x?
  32. 32.4 × ? + 24 = 36
  33. 33.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = 2x + 27. What is x?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 5. The answer is 245. What is my number?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 38. The answer is 153. What is my number?
  36. 36.Zoya has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹230 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹41 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 25. The answer is 109. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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