Word problems

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

1. A shop had 76 books. It sold 15 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A shop had 179 cards. It sold 36 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 10 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 115 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

10. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 84 mangoes. It sold 14 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

13. A shop had 146 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

19. A shop had 112 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

20. A shop had 75 stamps. It sold 14 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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