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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 966 · 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.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 25. The answer is 75. What is my number?
  2. 2.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 30. The answer is 39. What is my number?
  3. 3.A pen costs ₹7 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹87 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  4. 4.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹70 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 5(x + 1) = 4x + 17. What is x?
  6. 6.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  7. 7.The length of a rectangle is 4 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  8. 8.Vivaan has 17 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹82 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.Manav has 24 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹111 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  10. 10.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 28. The answer is 112. What is my number?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹236 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.8 × ? − 1 = 135
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹48 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹231 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 17. The answer is 35. What is my number?
  16. 16.Ananya has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹156 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.5 × ? + 5 = 50
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 36 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 110 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 94 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  23. 23.3 × ? − 8 = 1
  24. 24.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 18. The answer is 74. What is my number?
  25. 25.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 92 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  26. 26.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 40 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  27. 27.The length of a rectangle is 3 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 22 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  28. 28.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 7x + 40. What is x?
  29. 29.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 30. The answer is 174. What is my number?
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹55 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.A pen costs ₹8 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 7 pencils cost ₹164 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  32. 32.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 40. The answer is 88. What is my number?
  33. 33.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then take away 3. The answer is 177. What is my number?
  34. 34.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 33. The answer is 53. What is my number?
  35. 35.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  36. 36.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 17. The answer is 23. What is my number?
  37. 37.Solve for x: 9(x + 2) = 6x + 24. What is x?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 2 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 60 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 8 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 68 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.5 × ? − 22 = 38

Answer key

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

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