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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 920 · 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. 1.10 × ? + 25 = 265
  2. 2.2 × ? + 19 = 31
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 132 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  5. 5.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹40 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  6. 6.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 26. The answer is 159. What is my number?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 16 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  9. 9.4 × ? + 21 = 33
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 46 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹144 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.Pooja has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹31 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.11 × ? − 11 = 99
  14. 14.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹226 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.Rohan has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹37 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.Zoya has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹80 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  18. 18.Kavya has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  19. 19.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 23. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  20. 20.9 × ? + 16 = 52
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 6. The answer is 38. What is my number?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 10. The answer is 184. What is my number?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 5. The answer is 67. What is my number?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 9(x + 9) = 4x + 146. What is x?
  25. 25.4 × ? − 27 = 13
  26. 26.Diya has 21 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 5x + 91. What is x?
  28. 28.Solve for x: 3(x + 2) = 2x + 16. What is x?
  29. 29.7 × ? + 29 = 64
  30. 30.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 15. The answer is 25. What is my number?
  31. 31.6 × ? − 2 = 148
  32. 32.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 4x + 56. What is x?
  33. 33.5 × ? − 14 = 31
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹201 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 9(x + 7) = 2x + 133. What is x?
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹142 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.Solve for x: 7(x + 5) = 2x + 95. What is x?
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 17. The answer is 215. What is my number?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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