Word problems

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

1. A shop had 140 books. It sold 10 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

3. A school has 10 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 43. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

8. A shop had 81 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

9. A shop had 96 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 158 pencils. It sold 35 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A shop had 151 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

16. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

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

20. A shop had 188 stamps. It sold 13 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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