Word problems

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

1. A school has 48 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 31 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A shop had 106 apples. It sold 27 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many apples are left?

4. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A shop had 148 stamps. It sold 35 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 55. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

9. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 54 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. A car travels at 31 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

13. A school has 16 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 69 stamps. It sold 20 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

18. Ananya buys 2 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 3 pens and 3 books?

20. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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