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Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 98 · 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. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹34 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Solve for x: 9(x + 6) = 4x + 89. What is x?
  3. 3.Zoya has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹89 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  4. 4.Sneha has 22 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹59 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 8(x + 8) = x + 148. What is x?
  6. 6.Tara has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹34 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  7. 7.Solve for x: 8(x + 7) = 2x + 122. What is x?
  8. 8.Rahul has 14 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹64 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  9. 9.The length of a rectangle is 6 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 56 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  10. 10.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 102 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  11. 11.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 76 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  12. 12.I think of a number, multiply it by 5 and then take away 4. The answer is 26. What is my number?
  13. 13.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹90 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  14. 14.A pen costs ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹168 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  15. 15.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹54 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  16. 16.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 24. The answer is 44. What is my number?
  17. 17.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 108 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  18. 18.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹57 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  19. 19.11 × ? + 30 = 239
  20. 20.7 × ? − 4 = 45
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 35. The answer is 89. What is my number?
  22. 22.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 36. The answer is 288. What is my number?
  23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 13. The answer is 59. What is my number?
  24. 24.Manav has 8 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹28 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  25. 25.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = 3x + 32. What is x?
  26. 26.A pen costs ₹15 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹218 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  27. 27.Solve for x: 5(x + 6) = x + 106. What is x?
  28. 28.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then take away 5. The answer is 55. What is my number?
  29. 29.Aarav has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹126 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  30. 30.Solve for x: 8(x + 9) = 2x + 132. What is x?
  31. 31.I think of a number, multiply it by 4 and then add 30. The answer is 110. What is my number?
  32. 32.12 × ? + 6 = 30
  33. 33.Saanvi has 13 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹47 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.The length of a rectangle is 13 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 106 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  35. 35.A pen costs ₹12 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹99 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  36. 36.Solve for x: 3(x + 7) = x + 27. What is x?
  37. 37.A pen costs ₹11 more than a pencil. 4 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹180 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  38. 38.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 48 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  39. 39.Solve for x: 3(x + 8) = x + 34. What is x?
  40. 40.Meera has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹33 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

Answer key

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

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