Word problems

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

1. A shop had 115 books. It sold 18 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 27 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 35 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

11. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

15. A shop had 120 cards. It sold 28 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

18. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

20. A shop had 79 cards. It sold 29 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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