Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 63 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

5. A school has 4 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

7. A school has 18 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

9. A school has 18 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

11. A school has 42 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 10 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

15. A shop had 116 marbles. It sold 22 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 108 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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