Word problems

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

1. A school has 9 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A shop had 119 marbles. It sold 38 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 29 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A shop had 74 apples. It sold 38 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

8. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A school has 45 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 193 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

14. A shop had 185 balloons. It sold 22 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

17. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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