Word problems

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

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

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

3. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 173 marbles. It sold 10 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

7. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A shop had 61 books. It sold 33 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many books are left?

9. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 16 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A school has 10 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. There are 3 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A shop had 170 stickers. It sold 38 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

16. A school has 12 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 56 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A car travels at 86 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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