Word problems

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

1. A shop had 163 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 45 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

13. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

19. A shop had 73 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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