Word problems

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

1. A school has 9 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 84 marbles. It sold 21 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

11. A school has 14 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A shop had 110 apples. It sold 22 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

17. A school has 36 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

20. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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