Word problems

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

1. A shop had 127 pencils. It sold 37 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A shop had 145 apples. It sold 40 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

4. Sana buys 2 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

6. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 24 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 66 balloons. It sold 22 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

18. A shop had 121 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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