Word problems

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

1. A shop had 74 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

3. A shop had 74 cards. It sold 24 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A car travels at 48 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. There are 4 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 33 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A school has 6 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 45. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A school has 20 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

16. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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