Word problems

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

1. A shop had 92 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

8. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 36 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A shop had 159 pencils. It sold 13 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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