Word problems

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

1. A shop had 78 books. It sold 18 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A shop had 187 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. A school has 36 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 12 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

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

10. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

13. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 54 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 110 marbles. It sold 26 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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