Word problems

Read each problem carefully and write the answer with its unit.

1. A shop had 102 pencils. It sold 19 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

3. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A school has 15 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 45 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 52 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A school has 18 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 64 apples. It sold 16 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A shop had 156 apples. It sold 27 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

19. A school has 27 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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