Word problems

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

1. A shop had 119 pencils. It sold 29 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 38 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 36 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

7. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 120 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

12. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

17. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 178 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

19. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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