Word problems

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

1. A shop had 147 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

3. A school has 30 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

5. A shop had 185 stamps. It sold 11 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

10. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 49 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

14. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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