Word problems

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

1. A shop had 68 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A school has 54 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 65 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

9. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 88 coins. It sold 40 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many coins are left?

11. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

15. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 10 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 47 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

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