Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

2. A shop had 79 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 64 cards. It sold 23 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 130 apples. It sold 20 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

10. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 72 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 15 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

14. A shop had 102 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

15. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A shop had 166 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 152 cards. It sold 11 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many cards are left?

20. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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