Word problems

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

1. A shop had 167 cards. It sold 39 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

3. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. There are 6 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

10. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 137 books. It sold 15 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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

19. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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