Word problems

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

1. A shop had 196 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A school has 28 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 4 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 29 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. Priya buys 6 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A shop had 112 marbles. It sold 30 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 185 pencils. It sold 38 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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