Word problems

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

1. A shop had 188 stamps. It sold 15 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

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

7. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 134 cards. It sold 25 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many cards are left?

11. A shop had 126 stickers. It sold 15 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

16. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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