Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 132 pencils. It sold 16 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A car travels at 61 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A shop had 156 pencils. It sold 25 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

7. A school has 25 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A car travels at 65 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

13. A shop had 180 books. It sold 29 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

16. A school has 8 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

19. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 42 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

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