Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A shop had 117 stickers. It sold 29 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 159 mangoes. It sold 24 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

7. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

9. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

14. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A shop had 191 pencils. It sold 30 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. A school has 18 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 43 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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