Word problems

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

1. A shop had 197 cards. It sold 14 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many cards are left?

2. A shop had 132 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

7. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

10. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 89 coins. It sold 19 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many coins are left?

16. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

18. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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