Word problems

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

1. A shop had 175 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

5. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 54 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 82 coins. It sold 22 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

12. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 35 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

20. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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