Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 9 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 30. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

4. A school has 8 boys and 24 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

7. A shop had 102 books. It sold 26 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many books are left?

8. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 20 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A shop had 126 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many apples are left?

14. A shop had 165 cards. It sold 15 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many cards are left?

15. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

19. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 37 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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