Word problems

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

1. A shop had 158 apples. It sold 11 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

3. A shop had 78 pencils. It sold 32 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Neha buys 5 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

13. A shop had 179 balloons. It sold 10 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

14. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

18. A shop had 85 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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