Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

2. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. The length of a rectangle is 23 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A school has 30 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A shop had 148 marbles. It sold 26 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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

9. A shop had 112 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A shop had 157 balloons. It sold 34 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

11. A shop had 141 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A car travels at 64 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

14. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

15. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 164 stickers. It sold 21 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

17. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A school has 18 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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