Word problems

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

1. A shop had 154 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A shop had 182 apples. It sold 38 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 25 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

10. A school has 54 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 192 cards. It sold 27 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

16. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. Ishaan buys 6 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

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