Word problems

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

1. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

4. A shop had 162 stickers. It sold 27 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

7. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 52 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. Kabir buys 6 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 38 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A shop had 66 apples. It sold 21 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A shop had 127 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. A shop had 187 books. It sold 33 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 25 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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