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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 917 · 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 ₹2 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹50 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹74 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 84 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = 2x + 14. What is x?
  6. 6.12 × ? − 13 = 227
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 64 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Arjun has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Aarav has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹56 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 33. The answer is 105. What is my number?
  12. 12.Farhan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹40 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.5 × ? − 1 = 89
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.Kavya has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 12. The answer is 42. What is my number?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹178 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 5x + 60. What is x?
  19. 19.Arjun has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹44 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.Ananya has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  22. 22.Zoya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹38 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.Manav has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹95 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  25. 25.5 × ? − 16 = 69
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹89 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Kavya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹78 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹42 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹125 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 148 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 40. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 3(x + 1) = x + 39. What is x?
  33. 33.7 × ? + 11 = 165
  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.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = x + 83. What is x?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 26 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 130 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 7. The answer is 47. What is my number?
  39. 39.Pooja has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹55 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 9. The answer is 21. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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