Word problems

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

1. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 87 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A shop had 140 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

7. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A shop had 89 cards. It sold 21 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many cards are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

16. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 193 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. A school has 6 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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