Word problems

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

1. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 37. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

2. A school has 6 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A shop had 84 pencils. It sold 29 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. A shop had 161 apples. It sold 15 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A school has 45 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 6 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A school has 45 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 26 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Aarav buys 6 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 60 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A shop had 145 mangoes. It sold 36 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A shop had 162 books. It sold 34 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. There are 4 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

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