Word problems

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

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

2. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

3. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

5. Sana buys 5 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

9. A shop had 185 stickers. It sold 34 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

10. A school has 35 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A school has 16 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

16. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 76. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

17. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

20. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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