Word problems

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

1. A shop had 77 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

3. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

4. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

7. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

9. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 90 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

14. A shop had 175 apples. It sold 20 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 9 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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