Word problems

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

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

2. A shop had 120 stamps. It sold 38 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

5. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

7. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

10. A school has 8 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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

13. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A school has 45 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 15 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

17. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 73 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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