Word problems

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

1. A shop had 132 mangoes. It sold 26 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

2. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 16 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

6. A shop had 74 cards. It sold 35 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

9. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 63 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A school has 48 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 136 balloons. It sold 17 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

15. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

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