Word problems

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

1. A shop had 176 stamps. It sold 13 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

4. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

8. A school has 54 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

10. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A school has 15 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 143 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

16. A shop had 151 pencils. It sold 13 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

20. Ishaan buys 5 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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