Word problems

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

1. A shop had 74 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

3. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A school has 21 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 85 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 8 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

13. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 20 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 28 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 117 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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