Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A shop had 162 balloons. It sold 26 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

5. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 45 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

10. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A school has 32 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 88 stickers. It sold 39 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 11 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 111 marbles. It sold 16 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

19. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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