Word problems

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

1. A shop had 85 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 35 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

14. Ishaan buys 3 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

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

18. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A car travels at 33 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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