Word problems

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

1. A shop had 71 books. It sold 19 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 15 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A school has 24 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 14 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 83 apples. It sold 28 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A school has 40 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

14. A shop had 120 books. It sold 13 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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