Word problems

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

1. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

2. A shop had 100 cards. It sold 29 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A shop had 69 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

4. A school has 18 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 116 cards. It sold 10 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many cards are left?

6. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

12. A shop had 100 cards. It sold 18 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many cards are left?

13. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

15. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 167 books. It sold 25 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. A school has 10 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 68 marbles. It sold 12 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

20. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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