Word problems

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

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

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

3. A school has 24 boys and 18 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 39 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

9. A school has 54 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A shop had 142 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

11. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

14. A car travels at 41 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

18. A shop had 61 apples. It sold 15 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A shop had 77 pencils. It sold 19 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A shop had 195 apples. It sold 34 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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