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Equation Word Problems Worksheet

Quantitative aptitude lesson 28: Word problems with equations · Set 988 · 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 ₹4 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹192 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  2. 2.Kavya has 10 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹26 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  3. 3.6 × ? − 5 = 7
  4. 4.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then take away 19. The answer is 197. What is my number?
  5. 5.Solve for x: 4(x + 1) = 2x + 40. What is x?
  6. 6.The length of a rectangle is 14 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 64 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  7. 7.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹177 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  8. 8.A pen costs ₹13 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹199 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  9. 9.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 5 pencils cost ₹238 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  10. 10.Solve for x: 6(x + 7) = 4x + 68. What is x?
  11. 11.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 3 pens and 2 pencils cost ₹47 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  12. 12.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 4 pencils cost ₹97 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  13. 13.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 27. The answer is 230. What is my number?
  14. 14.I think of a number, multiply it by 2 and then take away 7. The answer is 11. What is my number?
  15. 15.Aditya has 28 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹131 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  16. 16.The length of a rectangle is 7 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 34 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  17. 17.5 × ? − 8 = 2
  18. 18.Solve for x: 6(x + 1) = 3x + 24. What is x?
  19. 19.Meera has 23 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹91 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  20. 20.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 70 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  21. 21.I think of a number, multiply it by 8 and then add 20. The answer is 196. What is my number?
  22. 22.A pen costs ₹9 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹138 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  23. 23.The length of a rectangle is 9 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 134 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  24. 24.A pen costs ₹2 more than a pencil. 5 pens and 8 pencils cost ₹179 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  25. 25.10 × ? − 15 = 215
  26. 26.I think of a number, multiply it by 7 and then add 34. The answer is 48. What is my number?
  27. 27.Priya has 15 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹45 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  28. 28.12 × ? + 21 = 321
  29. 29.11 × ? − 25 = 107
  30. 30.A pen costs ₹14 more than a pencil. 6 pens and 6 pencils cost ₹216 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  31. 31.Solve for x: 4(x + 5) = 3x + 40. What is x?
  32. 32.Solve for x: 6(x + 8) = x + 88. What is x?
  33. 33.Ananya has 16 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹41 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  34. 34.A pen costs ₹3 more than a pencil. 2 pens and 3 pencils cost ₹76 in all. What does one pencil cost (in ₹)?
  35. 35.Solve for x: 4(x + 8) = x + 38. What is x?
  36. 36.Rohan has 19 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹83 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  37. 37.Rohan has 18 coins, all ₹5 and ₹2 coins, worth ₹42 in all. How many ₹5 coins are there?
  38. 38.I think of a number, multiply it by 6 and then add 13. The answer is 151. What is my number?
  39. 39.The length of a rectangle is 12 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 120 m. What is its breadth (in m)?
  40. 40.The length of a rectangle is 11 m more than its breadth. Its perimeter is 66 m. What is its breadth (in m)?

Answer key

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

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