Word problems

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

1. A shop had 158 balloons. It sold 10 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

3. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A school has 27 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

11. A shop had 109 apples. It sold 17 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 115 marbles. It sold 22 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

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