Word problems

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

1. A shop had 189 pencils. It sold 22 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A shop had 181 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

7. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

16. A shop had 93 apples. It sold 40 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A school has 18 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A school has 54 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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