Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A school has 8 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

6. A shop had 172 stickers. It sold 35 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

7. A car travels at 59 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 48. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

11. A shop had 183 apples. It sold 39 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many apples are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. There are 8 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 10 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

17. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

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