Word problems

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

1. A shop had 174 books. It sold 29 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 12 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 24 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 42 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

10. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

11. A shop had 108 mangoes. It sold 35 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Neha buys 4 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 27 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 122 stickers. It sold 30 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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