Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A shop had 175 pencils. It sold 40 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

10. There are 3 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. Arjun buys 2 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. Ishaan buys 5 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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