Word problems

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

1. A shop had 139 marbles. It sold 34 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

2. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 35 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 72 cards. It sold 16 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A school has 25 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 51. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

15. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A shop had 148 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. A shop had 181 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

19. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. Kabir buys 3 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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