Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

5. A school has 14 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

11. A shop had 115 stamps. It sold 24 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

13. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A school has 30 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

18. A shop had 63 marbles. It sold 17 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

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

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