Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A shop had 178 pencils. It sold 16 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

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

4. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

5. A school has 20 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

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

13. A shop had 89 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

14. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A shop had 141 mangoes. It sold 18 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A shop had 178 mangoes. It sold 16 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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