Word problems

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

1. A school has 28 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 7 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

5. A shop had 77 apples. It sold 23 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A school has 20 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A school has 4 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

10. A car travels at 37 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A school has 10 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 15 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 47 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 36 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

17. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A shop had 150 apples. It sold 18 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 198 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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