Word problems

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

1. A shop had 92 apples. It sold 15 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many apples are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 20 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

11. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A shop had 117 apples. It sold 16 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

14. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 99 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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

20. A shop had 125 mangoes. It sold 19 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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