Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. There are 9 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 48 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A shop had 96 balloons. It sold 29 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

5. A car travels at 32 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. A school has 25 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 14 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 8 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A rectangular garden is 34 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

12. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A shop had 186 marbles. It sold 17 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

14. A school has 15 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. Tara buys 3 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

18. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. Rohan buys 3 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 125 mangoes. It sold 36 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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