Word problems

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

1. A school has 30 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 74 cards. It sold 40 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 23 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

5. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

8. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A shop had 123 pencils. It sold 21 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

11. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

12. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A school has 10 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 15 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. Arjun buys 4 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A school has 40 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 31. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

19. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

20. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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