Word problems

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

1. A shop had 148 books. It sold 17 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

10. A shop had 143 apples. It sold 32 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many apples are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A shop had 156 books. It sold 24 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

14. A shop had 113 stamps. It sold 32 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A school has 54 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 140 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. A school has 6 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 51 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

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