Word problems

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

1. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

2. A school has 45 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

5. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 155 coins. It sold 10 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. A shop had 90 coins. It sold 30 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many coins are left?

9. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A school has 14 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 24 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 179 pencils. It sold 14 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

17. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A shop had 89 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A shop had 96 marbles. It sold 31 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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