Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 89 marbles. It sold 35 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

7. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

9. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

12. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

15. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A shop had 199 stamps. It sold 24 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A shop had 122 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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