Word problems

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

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

2. Tara buys 6 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 38 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A shop had 71 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

8. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. A car travels at 73 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 81. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

11. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

12. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 59 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

16. A shop had 168 mangoes. It sold 40 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

18. A school has 54 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A school has 16 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

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