Word problems

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

1. A shop had 153 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. Sana buys 5 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

8. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 45 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 189 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

11. Ishaan buys 6 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

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

20. A shop had 99 coins. It sold 13 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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