Word problems

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

1. A shop had 186 stickers. It sold 29 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

2. A school has 15 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 36 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

9. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

11. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 70 stickers. It sold 26 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

19. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 97 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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