Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

3. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A shop had 162 pencils. It sold 35 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

7. Dev buys 2 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 47 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A car travels at 50 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

13. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 118 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A school has 45 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. A school has 10 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 33 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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