Word problems

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

1. A shop had 162 pencils. It sold 22 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

3. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

4. A shop had 60 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A school has 6 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 89 balloons. It sold 11 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

7. A school has 40 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

14. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 138 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 181 books. It sold 31 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

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