Word problems

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

1. A shop had 185 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 188 mangoes. It sold 38 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

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

9. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A shop had 191 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 160 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. Aarav buys 4 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 120 mangoes. It sold 34 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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