Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 26 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 53 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

5. A school has 48 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 81 cards. It sold 36 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many cards are left?

7. A car travels at 85 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 18 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. Vikram buys 3 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. Rohan buys 6 toys at Rs. 23 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

14. The length of a rectangle is 10 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

15. A shop had 156 apples. It sold 15 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many apples are left?

16. A shop had 94 mangoes. It sold 10 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

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

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 8 pens and 3 books?

19. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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