Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 49 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

5. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 166 stamps. It sold 25 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

9. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 4 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 13 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 184 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

15. A shop had 158 balloons. It sold 35 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. There are 3 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A shop had 179 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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