Word problems

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

1. A shop had 144 pencils. It sold 24 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

3. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

7. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 12 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 95 cards. It sold 10 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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