Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

5. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A shop had 115 stickers. It sold 16 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A shop had 135 apples. It sold 38 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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

12. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

14. A car travels at 68 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A shop had 178 pencils. It sold 36 in the morning and 10 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

16. There are 5 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 34 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A school has 12 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

19. A shop had 123 pencils. It sold 31 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

20. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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