Word problems

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

1. A shop had 197 books. It sold 21 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 153 cards. It sold 38 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many cards are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

9. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

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

12. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A school has 30 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

17. A shop had 66 stickers. It sold 20 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

20. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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