Word problems

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

1. A shop had 80 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

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

4. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

7. A shop had 169 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

12. There are 8 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A shop had 60 mangoes. It sold 37 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

14. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 134 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

18. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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