Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 30 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 6 pens and 3 books?

4. A school has 36 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A shop had 199 pencils. It sold 35 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. Ishaan buys 4 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A shop had 99 marbles. It sold 19 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

10. A shop had 117 stamps. It sold 16 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A shop had 158 marbles. It sold 23 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 88. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

17. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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

19. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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