Word problems

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

1. A school has 20 boys and 35 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 70 pencils. It sold 17 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

5. A shop had 129 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. A school has 14 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A car travels at 77 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 154 pencils. It sold 26 in the morning and 14 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

10. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 53. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 63. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

14. A car travels at 30 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

17. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 2 pens and 2 books?

18. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

19. Arjun buys 6 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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