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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 933 · 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. 1.4 × ? − 7 = 49
  2. 2.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 24 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹184 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 40. The answer is 64. What is my number?
  5. 5.9 × ? + 6 = 24
  6. 6.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 8x + 29. What is x?
  7. 7.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 11. The answer is 34. What is my number?
  8. 8.3 × ? − 5 = 31
  9. 9.11 × ? − 16 = 83
  10. 10.Solve for x: 6(x + 4) = 4x + 54. What is x?
  11. 11.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 11. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  12. 12.Karan has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹53 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.Kavya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹90 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 5(x + 9) = 3x + 65. What is x?
  15. 15.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹153 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹222 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 8(x + 9) = 5x + 132. What is x?
  19. 19.Vivaan has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 5 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 30 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹201 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹92 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.Arjun has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹83 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  24. 24.9 × ? − 14 = 166
  25. 25.Arjun has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹69 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹107 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹100 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  28. 28.6 × ? + 8 = 110
  29. 29.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹133 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  30. 30.Priya has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹61 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  31. 31.Dev has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = 6x + 14. What is x?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 10. The answer is 102. What is my number?
  34. 34.2 × ? − 11 = 5
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 138 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹175 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  37. 37.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 34. The answer is 94. What is my number?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 42 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 80 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.Solve for x: 9(x + 3) = 6x + 63. What is x?

Answer key

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

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