Word problems

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

1. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. A school has 12 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

6. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A shop had 115 coins. It sold 26 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many coins are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 147 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 24 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. There are 4 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

19. A shop had 175 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

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