Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 981 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then take away 8. The answer is 76. What is my number?
2. 2.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹166 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
3. 3.Tara has 25 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹104 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
4. 4.11 × ? + 23 = 122
5. 5.Solve for x: 6(x + 5) = 3x + 69. What is x?
6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 104 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
7. 7.Ishaan has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹25 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
8. 8.A pen costs ₹6 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹72 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
9. 9.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 5. The answer is 21. What is my number?
10. 10.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹130 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
11. 11.Solve for x: 3(x + 9) = 2x + 28. What is x?
12. 12.2 × ? + 5 = 39
13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then add 1. The answer is 49. What is my number?
14. 14.12 × ? − 9 = 123
15. 15.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 19. The answer is 67. What is my number?
16. 16.11 × ? + 23 = 210
17. 17.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹122 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
18. 18.The length of a rectangle is 10 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 88 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
19. 19.9 × ? + 26 = 44
20. 20.I think of a number, multiply it by 9 and then add 20. The answer is 263. What is my number?
21. 21.Manav has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹84 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
22. 22.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 82 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
23. 23.I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add 37. The answer is 109. What is my number?
24. 24.Priya has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹73 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
25. 25.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹79 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
26. 26.Solve for x: 7(x + 1) = x + 103. What is x?
27. 27.11 × ? − 14 = 228
28. 28.Meera has 11 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹49 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
29. 29.Ishaan has 12 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹54 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
30. 30.Solve for x: 7(x + 2) = 2x + 89. What is x?
31. 31.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 124 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
32. 32.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹114 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
33. 33.A pen costs ₹5 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹150 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
34. 34.Zoya has 26 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹118 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
35. 35.Priya has 27 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹66 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
36. 36.A pen costs ₹10 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹135 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
37. 37.Solve for x: 7(x + 4) = 4x + 40. What is x?
38. 38.Solve for x: 8(x + 1) = 2x + 92. What is x?
39. 39.Solve for x: 4(x + 6) = x + 36. What is x?
40. 40.Zoya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹39 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?

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