Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 78 marbles. It sold 24 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

4. A shop had 194 cards. It sold 27 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many cards are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

10. There are 6 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 52 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A shop had 64 marbles. It sold 24 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

12. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

14. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 90 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 30 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 34 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A car travels at 79 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Meera buys 3 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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