Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 12 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

5. A shop had 139 pencils. It sold 32 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 42 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 87 balloons. It sold 17 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

12. A school has 15 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

14. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A school has 30 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 83. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

18. Ananya buys 6 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A shop had 117 pencils. It sold 20 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

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