Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A school has 42 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 73 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A school has 30 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 103 books. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

9. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

12. A shop had 139 balloons. It sold 16 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

13. A shop had 196 mangoes. It sold 12 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

14. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 68 stickers. It sold 12 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. A shop had 198 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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