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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 776 · 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.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.6 × ? − 29 = 49
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 5. The answer is 128. What is my number?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 2x + 44. What is x?
  6. 6.9 × ? − 28 = 62
  7. 7.Aditya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹57 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.Meera has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹22 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 36 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.Aditya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹98 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = x + 37. What is x?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = x + 81. What is x?
  13. 13.5 × ? + 5 = 40
  14. 14.12 × ? − 17 = 7
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 4. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 23. The answer is 39. What is my number?
  17. 17.2 × ? − 22 = 10
  18. 18.Dev has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.8 × ? − 16 = 32
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 36. The answer is 228. What is my number?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Tara has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹162 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.Kabir has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = 3x + 53. What is x?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹259 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.4 × ? − 8 = 52
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹139 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Isha has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  33. 33.Aarav has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 8. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  35. 35.Vivaan has 20 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹52 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 4(x + 7) = 3x + 36. What is x?
  37. 37.4 × ? − 10 = 6
  38. 38.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Manav has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹95 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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