Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

4. There are 7 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 42 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. There are 8 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. Rohan buys 5 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A school has 24 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 135 apples. It sold 10 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many apples are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A shop had 158 coins. It sold 18 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A school has 10 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

17. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 54 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

19. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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