Word problems

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

1. A shop had 200 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 40 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A shop had 199 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 34 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 166 coins. It sold 15 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

15. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 37 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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