← Word problems with equations lesson New set →

Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 896 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Solve for x: 8(x + 2) = 7x + 26. What is x?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 15. The answer is 100. What is my number?
  3. 3.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 3x + 60. What is x?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 23. The answer is 47. What is my number?
  5. 5.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 58 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 116 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 72 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.10 × ? − 8 = 52
  9. 9.Diya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹50 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.5 × ? + 21 = 101
  11. 11.Tara has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  12. 12.7 × ? − 11 = 3
  13. 13.Solve for x: 6(x + 9) = 4x + 82. What is x?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = 2x + 132. What is x?
  15. 15.11 × ? + 9 = 229
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹190 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 21. The answer is 41. What is my number?
  18. 18.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 20. The answer is 116. What is my number?
  19. 19.3 × ? + 28 = 34
  20. 20.Manav has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹198 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹144 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 15 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 54 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.Isha has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.4 × ? + 30 = 42
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 84 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.3 × ? − 26 = 19
  29. 29.Manav has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹65 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 34. The answer is 44. What is my number?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 2x + 33. What is x?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹80 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.Solve for x: 3(x + 3) = 2x + 23. What is x?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 16. The answer is 80. What is my number?
  36. 36.12 × ? + 28 = 208
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹151 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.10 × ? + 19 = 159
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

Free quantitative aptitude lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/quantitative-aptitude