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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 948 · 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. 1.9 × ? − 7 = 101
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 30. The answer is 182. What is my number?
  3. 3.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  4. 4.Solve for x: 9(x + 9) = 6x + 108. What is x?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 5(x + 4) = x + 100. What is x?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹81 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = x + 134. What is x?
  8. 8.Kabir has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹107 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Solve for x: 3(x + 2) = x + 46. What is x?
  10. 10.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹177 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  11. 11.3 × ? + 3 = 15
  12. 12.Vivaan has 9 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹36 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 32. The answer is 104. What is my number?
  14. 14.Solve for x: 9(x + 1) = 4x + 89. What is x?
  15. 15.Saanvi has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹120 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  17. 17.Solve for x: 7(x + 3) = 5x + 51. What is x?
  18. 18.Solve for x: 8(x + 5) = x + 124. What is x?
  19. 19.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹60 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  20. 20.Solve for x: 6(x + 8) = x + 68. What is x?
  21. 21.Solve for x: 3(x + 4) = 2x + 26. What is x?
  22. 22.Zoya has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹62 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  23. 23.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹78 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  24. 24.Solve for x: 7(x + 6) = 6x + 51. What is x?
  25. 25.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 9. The answer is 121. What is my number?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 36 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.3 × ? − 18 = 30
  28. 28.9 × ? − 5 = 13
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then take away 4. The answer is 122. What is my number?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 6(x + 3) = x + 48. What is x?
  31. 31.3 × ? + 11 = 41
  32. 32.6 × ? − 1 = 113
  33. 33.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 4x + 124. What is x?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹69 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.2 × ? + 23 = 41
  36. 36.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 108 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 7(x + 9) = 3x + 87. What is x?
  38. 38.10 × ? − 3 = 67
  39. 39.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then add 1. The answer is 106. What is my number?
  40. 40.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then take away 23. The answer is 16. What is my number?

Answer key

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

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