Word problems

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

1. A shop had 166 books. It sold 15 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many books are left?

2. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

4. A shop had 169 pencils. It sold 16 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 48 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. Vikram buys 5 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A school has 24 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

16. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A school has 30 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

20. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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