Word problems

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

1. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 76 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 20 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 18 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. Diya buys 3 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 39 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A shop had 188 balloons. It sold 27 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

17. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

20. A shop had 101 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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