Word problems

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

1. A school has 40 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 68 books. It sold 24 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. A shop had 138 stamps. It sold 36 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

6. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A shop had 68 mangoes. It sold 24 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

8. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 154 stamps. It sold 26 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

12. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 58 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 164 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

15. A shop had 124 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

17. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

19. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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