Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

3. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

4. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

5. A car travels at 35 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

6. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. There are 7 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 70 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A school has 42 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 162 balloons. It sold 25 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A shop had 184 mangoes. It sold 37 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

11. A shop had 199 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

12. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

14. A car travels at 43 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A school has 36 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. A car travels at 39 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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