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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 847 · 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.Ishaan has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹87 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  2. 2.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹197 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  3. 3.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 9. The answer is 175. What is my number?
  4. 4.Zoya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹114 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹124 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.6 × ? − 30 = 24
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 150 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 8(x + 6) = 3x + 113. What is x?
  9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 21. The answer is 109. What is my number?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹101 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 1. The answer is 121. What is my number?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹198 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 36 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 25. The answer is 45. What is my number?
  15. 15.Zoya has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹27 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.Solve for x: 4(x + 3) = 2x + 42. What is x?
  17. 17.3 × ? + 20 = 53
  18. 18.Kavya has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.2 × ? + 19 = 37
  20. 20.Aditya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹114 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.Arjun has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹40 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Ananya has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹58 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 8x + 64. What is x?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = x + 49. What is x?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 24. The answer is 80. What is my number?
  26. 26.11 × ? + 30 = 217
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 52 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 30. The answer is 214. What is my number?
  30. 30.Priya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹105 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  32. 32.2 × ? + 27 = 75
  33. 33.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 15. The answer is 37. What is my number?
  36. 36.8 × ? + 8 = 192
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 13. The answer is 83. What is my number?
  38. 38.5 × ? + 30 = 55
  39. 39.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹24 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  40. 40.7 × ? + 21 = 49

Answer key

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

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