Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 35 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

7. A school has 48 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

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

12. A school has 48 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

15. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

16. A shop had 61 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many books are left?

17. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

19. A school has 16 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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