Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A school has 32 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

3. A school has 6 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A shop had 75 cards. It sold 18 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many cards are left?

5. A shop had 115 pencils. It sold 19 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

6. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

8. A car travels at 74 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. The length of a rectangle is 25 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A shop had 70 apples. It sold 29 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

13. A school has 30 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

15. A school has 14 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A shop had 100 coins. It sold 12 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many coins are left?

17. There are 8 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 40 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 58 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A shop had 109 coins. It sold 22 in the morning and 15 in the evening. How many coins are left?

20. A shop had 126 apples. It sold 26 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many apples are left?

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