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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 916 · 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. 1.12 × ? + 17 = 281
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 20. The answer is 88. What is my number?
  3. 3.Pooja has 30 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹63 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.5 × ? − 19 = 41
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹101 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.Solve for x: 3(x + 6) = x + 54. What is x?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹306 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.Solve for x: 6(x + 2) = 2x + 32. What is x?
  9. 9.6 × ? + 9 = 159
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 42. What is x?
  12. 12.Solve for x: 5(x + 8) = 3x + 80. What is x?
  13. 13.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = 5x + 36. What is x?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 8(x + 3) = 7x + 26. What is x?
  15. 15.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 6x + 18. What is x?
  16. 16.11 × ? + 27 = 258
  17. 17.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 8. The answer is 104. What is my number?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 6(x + 8) = 3x + 57. What is x?
  19. 19.5 × ? − 17 = 98
  20. 20.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 3x + 48. What is x?
  21. 21.Rohan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹92 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.10 × ? + 16 = 96
  23. 23.11 × ? − 26 = 172
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹133 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.4 × ? + 3 = 27
  26. 26.Farhan has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Rahul has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹80 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.4 × ? + 21 = 61
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = 2x + 18. What is x?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹98 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 33. The answer is 25. What is my number?
  33. 33.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹203 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 5. The answer is 257. What is my number?
  35. 35.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 12. The answer is 33. What is my number?
  36. 36.Tara has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹92 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.Farhan has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  39. 39.Manav has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 4x + 79. What is x?

Answer key

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

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