Word problems

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

1. A shop had 87 stamps. It sold 13 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

2. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

5. A school has 32 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

8. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. Kabir buys 6 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 188 apples. It sold 11 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. A shop had 75 books. It sold 34 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

17. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 44 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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