Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 42 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 60 mangoes. It sold 40 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A shop had 157 mangoes. It sold 17 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. There are 4 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 91 balloons. It sold 38 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A shop had 131 stamps. It sold 30 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A shop had 112 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many cards are left?

14. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

18. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A shop had 131 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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