Word problems

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

1. A shop had 189 books. It sold 39 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 186 cards. It sold 27 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A shop had 80 mangoes. It sold 38 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

8. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

10. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

13. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 24 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A shop had 156 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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