Word problems

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

1. A shop had 190 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 30 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

11. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A shop had 166 cards. It sold 32 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many cards are left?

19. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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