Word problems

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

1. A shop had 129 pencils. It sold 12 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

5. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 166 stickers. It sold 25 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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