Word problems

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

1. A shop had 123 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

8. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A school has 48 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

13. A shop had 87 stamps. It sold 28 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

14. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 122 stamps. It sold 28 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A school has 27 boys and 18 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 123 apples. It sold 17 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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