Word problems

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

1. A shop had 169 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

2. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

4. A school has 36 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

6. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A school has 14 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. Meera buys 6 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A school has 12 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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