Word problems

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

1. A shop had 72 balloons. It sold 27 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

3. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 185 stamps. It sold 17 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

6. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

11. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 28 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

13. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

16. A shop had 170 mangoes. It sold 12 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A school has 30 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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