Exercise 1.

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Solve these word problems:-
1. On a certain day, Mr. Kirmani drove 36.86 Km before
lunch and 12.9 Km after lunch. How far did he drive that
day ?
Sol. Mr. Kirmani drove before lunch = 36.86 Km
Mr. Kirmani drove after lunch = 12.9 Km
36.86
+ 12.90
49.76
Ans:- Mr. Kirmani drove 49.76 Km.

2. A tennis racket is on sale for Rs. 650.75 . A

box of six balls costs Rs.110.50 in the same
sale. How much will both cost?
Sol. Cost of tennis racket = 650.75
Cost of six balls = 110.50
650.75
+ 110.50
761.25
Ans. Cost of both the items is 761.25

3)Sonu went to the market with Rs. 55.50 in his

pocket. He spent Rs. 27. How much money is
left with him?
Sol:- Sonu has money in his pocket = 55.50
Sonu spend money = 27
55.50
- 27.00
28.50
Ans:- Money left with Sonu is Rs. 28.50.
4) Jyoti bought 5.53 m of string to tie a parcel.
How much string was left if she used 3.25m to
tie the parcel?
Sol:- Jyoti bought string = 5.53m
String used by Jyoti = 3.25m
5.53
- 3.25
2.28
Ans:- 2.28m was left with jyoti
5) Shreya bought 23.850 Kg of fruit. Out of
this,10.052 Kg were apples,8.348 Kg were
mangoes and rest were grapes. Find the
quantity of grapes she purchased.
Sol:- Apples = 10.052
Mangoes = + 8.348
= 18.400
Shreya bought fruit = 23.850
Apples + Mangoes = - 18.400
Grapes in Kg. = 5.450
Ans:- She purchased 5.450Kg of grapes.