Word problems

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

1. A shop had 171 marbles. It sold 29 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 10 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

6. A shop had 153 books. It sold 16 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many books are left?

7. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

9. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 132 coins. It sold 38 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 43 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

16. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A school has 6 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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