Word problems

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

1. A shop had 170 cards. It sold 29 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 36 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

10. A shop had 135 marbles. It sold 21 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

15. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 24 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A school has 12 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 114 marbles. It sold 25 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

20. There are 9 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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