Word problems

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

1. A shop had 133 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A school has 24 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

8. A shop had 99 balloons. It sold 27 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. Aarav buys 5 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

13. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 184 mangoes. It sold 23 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

17. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

19. A shop had 93 pencils. It sold 17 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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