Word problems

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

1. A shop had 155 pencils. It sold 32 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 9 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A school has 8 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

8. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 160 mangoes. It sold 29 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

10. A school has 12 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. Dev buys 5 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

16. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 165 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

19. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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