Word problems

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

1. A school has 40 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 140 mangoes. It sold 20 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

4. Kabir buys 3 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

7. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 168 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. There are 5 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

13. A school has 40 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

15. A shop had 190 balloons. It sold 35 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

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

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