Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

9. A school has 24 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A shop had 125 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 4 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A shop had 78 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A shop had 142 balloons. It sold 15 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

20. A school has 10 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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