Word problems

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

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

2. A car travels at 62 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. A shop had 74 cards. It sold 12 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. Dev buys 3 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A shop had 154 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

16. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

20. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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