WORKSHEET Simple Equations For Entrance Exams
WORKSHEET Simple Equations For Entrance Exams
WORKSHEET Simple Equations For Entrance Exams
SIMPLE EQUATIONS
Q1. Ajay and Sita are two of Mr.Sharma’s children. Ajay has half as many brothers
as sisters. Sita has as many brothers as sisters. Find the number of children
Mr.Sharma has.
Q2. A bought a total of 12 oranges and 18 bananas for ₹84. When the cost of each
Orange doubles, he could buy 6 oranges and 16 bananas for ₹80. Find the
Cost of each banana.
Q3. X says to Y, “I am twice as old as you were when I was as old as you are’’ The
sum of their present ages is 63 years. Find the present age of X
Q4. The present average age of a couple and their daughter is 35 years. Fifteen
Years from now, the age of the mother will be equal to the sum of
the present ages of the father and the daughter. Find the present age of the
Mother.
Q5. If a,b,c and d satisfy the equation
a+7b+3c+5d=0
8a+4b+6c+2d=-16
2a+6b+4c+8d=16 and
5a+3b+7c+d=-16,then (a+d)(b+c) equals to
Q6. In a four-digit number with distinct digits, the sum of its middle digits equals
The sum of its extreme digits. The sum of its second and fourth digits equals
five times the sum of its other two digits. If the sum of its digit is 18. What is
the sum of all the possible values of the hundreds digit?
Q7. Two boys and two girls went to a movie. They found that there are only two
tickets available on the counter and they bought them. For the remaining two
tickets, they spent ₹50 more for each ticket than the actual price. In the end,
they found that each person had spent ₹60 for the ticket as their share. Find
the actual price of each ticket.
Q8. In the three-digit number, the difference between its hundreds digit and its
tens digit is equal to the difference between its tens digit and its unit digit.
Also the sum of the digits is 9. How many numbers are possible which satisfy
the given condition?
Q9. P, Q.and R are integers satisfying the equations P+Q=12, Q+R=18 and
P+R=24
Find their product.
Q10 There are two numbers of two digits each such that the tens digit of the first
number is3/2 times the tens digit of the second number, while the sum of
these two numbers is 158. Which of the following can be the difference
between them?
Q11. Alok went to a casino to play a card game. He played 10 rounds of that
Game. In each round, he doubled his amount and then gave ₹x to his
friend. After 10 rounds, he had ₹1023. Find the sum of the digits of the least
possible.
value of X.(All the amounts involved (in rupees) are integers)
Q12 The difference between a three-digit number and the number formed by
reversing its digits is 792. The sum of its digit is 18. The hundreds digit is 9
times its units digit. Find the number.
Q13 If 1/p=x/y+z, 1/q=y/x+z, 1/r=z/x+y, and x+y+z is not equal to 0 then
1/p+1 + 1/q+1 + 1/r+1 is _.
Q14. Ajay and Vijay have some amount with them. If Ajay give ₹5 to Vijay, Ajay
Would have twice the amount that Vijay would have.If Vijay gives ₹15 to
Ajay, Ajay would have 8 times the amount Vijay would have. Find the amount
With ajay.
Q15. In a zoo, there are some rabbits and peacocks. The total number of heads is
78 and the number of legs is 240. Find the number of rabbits and peacocks.
ANSWER KEY
1. 7
2. ₹2
3. 36 years
4. 45 years
5. -16
6. 24
7. 35
8. 9
9. 405
10. 36
11. 6
12. 981
13. 1
14. 65
15. 42,36