Word problems

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

1. A school has 27 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

3. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 64 coins. It sold 37 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. A school has 12 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A school has 14 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

11. Kabir buys 6 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A shop had 138 balloons. It sold 11 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

15. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

20. There are 5 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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