Word problems

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

1. A school has 25 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A car travels at 34 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 19 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

6. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 50. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

7. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A pen costs Rs. 16 and a book costs Rs. 44. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

9. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A shop had 157 marbles. It sold 15 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

11. A shop had 140 pencils. It sold 33 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

12. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 85. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

14. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

15. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. The length of a rectangle is 37 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

19. A school has 20 boys and 45 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 65 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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