Word problems

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

1. A shop had 139 books. It sold 32 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A school has 18 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 95 pencils. It sold 36 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

7. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

10. There are 3 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 135 pencils. It sold 39 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

14. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

16. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A shop had 147 apples. It sold 25 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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