Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 79. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

5. A school has 18 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A school has 27 boys and 24 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 25 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

11. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 63 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. Arjun buys 3 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. There are 4 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A school has 21 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A shop had 97 stamps. It sold 15 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. A shop had 189 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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