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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 843 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 27. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹154 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.Aarav has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹253 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.3 × ? + 28 = 73
  7. 7.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = 3x + 55. What is x?
  8. 8.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 4. The answer is 38. What is my number?
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 26. The answer is 86. What is my number?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.Kavya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 150 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = 2x + 77. What is x?
  16. 16.5 × ? + 15 = 105
  17. 17.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = 2x + 24. What is x?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 122 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 1. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 5(x + 5) = 3x + 63. What is x?
  22. 22.Nisha has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.Farhan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.12 × ? − 29 = 91
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹57 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 1. The answer is 13. What is my number?
  28. 28.Karan has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  29. 29.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹222 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 6(x + 3) = 4x + 56. What is x?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹169 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹160 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Farhan has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  36. 36.12 × ? + 14 = 218
  37. 37.Solve for x: 4(x + 4) = 2x + 24. What is x?
  38. 38.Tara has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.5 × ? + 13 = 43
  40. 40.5 × ? − 18 = 47

Answer key

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

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