Word problems

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

1. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

2. A school has 12 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

5. A car travels at 69 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 12 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 117 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

10. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

11. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 25 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

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

15. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Priya buys 2 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

18. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. There are 3 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 24 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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