Word problems

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

1. A shop had 182 stickers. It sold 26 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

4. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 65 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A school has 40 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

14. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 113 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. A shop had 82 coins. It sold 20 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many coins are left?

18. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. There are 8 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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