Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

2. A shop had 190 books. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

6. A school has 20 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 174 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many books are left?

11. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 158 cards. It sold 18 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many cards are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

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