Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 41 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

5. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 53 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

8. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A shop had 195 marbles. It sold 33 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

15. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A school has 27 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

20. A shop had 90 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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