Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 9 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

5. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A shop had 132 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

8. A shop had 117 cards. It sold 20 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many cards are left?

9. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. There are 9 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 100 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A school has 12 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

15. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A shop had 129 books. It sold 24 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

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