Word problems

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

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

2. A shop had 83 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many apples are left?

3. A shop had 130 cards. It sold 15 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many cards are left?

4. A school has 24 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. Vikram buys 2 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

6. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A shop had 107 marbles. It sold 26 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

15. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 66 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

19. A school has 42 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A school has 30 boys and 15 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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