Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 62 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many apples are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

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

7. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. Aarav buys 3 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

10. A shop had 168 marbles. It sold 20 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

12. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

14. Priya buys 4 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 157 stickers. It sold 24 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A school has 6 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 119 mangoes. It sold 31 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

20. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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