Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A shop had 168 pencils. It sold 23 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A shop had 80 books. It sold 36 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A shop had 125 stickers. It sold 37 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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

6. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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

12. Sana buys 5 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

15. A shop had 99 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

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

18. A school has 8 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 25 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

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