Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 179 pencils. It sold 17 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

4. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

6. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 118 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 30 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 73 mangoes. It sold 35 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

14. A shop had 77 stickers. It sold 33 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

19. A shop had 85 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

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