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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 782 · 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 ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹112 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 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.8 × ? − 3 = 125
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹164 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 28. The answer is 55. What is my number?
  6. 6.4 × ? − 13 = 79
  7. 7.Ananya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 12. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 8. The answer is 134. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.Ananya has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹91 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 10. The answer is 52. What is my number?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = 3x + 23. What is x?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 144 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹93 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 33. The answer is 123. What is my number?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹108 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.6 × ? + 15 = 159
  19. 19.7 × ? + 21 = 84
  20. 20.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹60 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.Kabir has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Nisha has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.Solve for x: 7(x + 6) = 5x + 70. What is x?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹117 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 25. The answer is 46. What is my number?
  29. 29.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 2x + 68. What is x?
  30. 30.3 × ? + 23 = 86
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹58 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹284 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹148 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Rohan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹231 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 136 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 44 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.Aarav has 29 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹127 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹129 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?

Answer key

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

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