Word problems

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

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

2. The length of a rectangle is 36 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

4. A shop had 146 coins. It sold 21 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many coins are left?

5. There are 7 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 35 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 35 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. Tara buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A school has 24 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 61 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 74 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. Ananya buys 5 toys at Rs. 26 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 76 mangoes. It sold 29 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

18. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A car travels at 89 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A car travels at 83 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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