Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

6. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 140 balloons. It sold 21 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. A shop had 133 mangoes. It sold 19 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

10. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 34 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

19. A school has 18 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 158 cards. It sold 24 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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