Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 36 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 72 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

4. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

6. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 61 cards. It sold 27 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many cards are left?

8. A shop had 146 balloons. It sold 24 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

9. A shop had 156 stamps. It sold 18 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

10. A car travels at 82 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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

14. A shop had 178 marbles. It sold 38 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 31 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 37 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A school has 18 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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