Word problems

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

1. A shop had 199 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

5. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

9. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

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

17. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

19. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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