Word problems

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

1. A shop had 171 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

6. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

10. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

12. A shop had 66 cards. It sold 28 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

16. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 186 mangoes. It sold 26 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

20. A shop had 179 stamps. It sold 23 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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