Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A car travels at 54 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 40. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 175 books. It sold 14 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many books are left?

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

10. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 22 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

14. A shop had 160 coins. It sold 15 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many coins are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 41. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. Rohan buys 4 toys at Rs. 28 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A shop had 118 cards. It sold 39 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many cards are left?

19. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 27 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 18 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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