Word problems

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

1. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

4. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A school has 32 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 42 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 155 marbles. It sold 24 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

12. A school has 15 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 153 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

14. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 22 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 55 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 137 books. It sold 35 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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