Word problems

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

1. A shop had 199 pencils. It sold 10 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. Dev buys 4 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 119 cards. It sold 33 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many cards are left?

8. A shop had 171 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

10. A school has 28 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 12 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A school has 21 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A school has 30 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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