Word problems

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

1. A school has 9 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 34 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 30 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

6. A school has 54 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

10. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 15 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 144 stamps. It sold 37 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

13. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

15. A school has 21 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

17. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A shop had 105 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

20. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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