Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

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

4. A shop had 193 books. It sold 22 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 12 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. There are 7 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 18 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A shop had 92 books. It sold 23 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many books are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 7 pens and 5 books?

13. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Rohan buys 2 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A school has 28 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 59. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

17. A shop had 74 marbles. It sold 20 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

19. A car travels at 52 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

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