Word problems

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

1. A shop had 171 books. It sold 36 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A shop had 160 stamps. It sold 23 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

3. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 12 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. Ishaan buys 3 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Diya buys 6 toys at Rs. 14 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 180 coins. It sold 27 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

16. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 164 cards. It sold 26 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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