Word problems

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

1. A shop had 142 cards. It sold 19 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many cards are left?

2. A school has 54 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 8 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

6. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

8. A school has 21 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 79 cards. It sold 30 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many cards are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A school has 24 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. Kabir buys 3 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Ananya buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 176 coins. It sold 39 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

20. A shop had 144 cards. It sold 26 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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