Word problems

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

1. A shop had 178 books. It sold 40 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 15 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A shop had 169 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many cards are left?

12. A school has 10 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 142 pencils. It sold 16 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

14. A shop had 155 apples. It sold 12 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 37 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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