Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 39 cm and its breadth is 32 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A car travels at 84 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A school has 28 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

5. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 27 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A school has 16 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

8. A rectangular garden is 18 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A shop had 179 apples. It sold 19 in the morning and 40 in the evening. How many apples are left?

10. Ishaan buys 2 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 34. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

12. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 20 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A rectangular garden is 14 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 177 stamps. It sold 26 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

18. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 72 books. It sold 37 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 19 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

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