Word problems

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

1. A shop had 96 apples. It sold 28 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many apples are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 148 books. It sold 16 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Neha buys 4 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A car travels at 56 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 21 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

20. A shop had 81 stickers. It sold 38 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

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