Word problems

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

1. A shop had 171 marbles. It sold 39 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

2. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

9. A shop had 116 marbles. It sold 23 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 191 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

12. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 29 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 109 pencils. It sold 30 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

18. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 57 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

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

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