Word problems

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

1. A shop had 160 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

2. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

4. A school has 24 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 139 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 173 pencils. It sold 30 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

11. A shop had 111 mangoes. It sold 11 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

12. A school has 14 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

14. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 72 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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

18. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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