Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

2. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

3. A school has 30 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A school has 24 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 52 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

15. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 99 coins. It sold 33 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many coins are left?

17. A shop had 192 mangoes. It sold 23 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

18. A school has 24 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

20. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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