Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 42 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 88 cards. It sold 30 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 27 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 76 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

5. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. There are 6 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 23 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 13 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A school has 21 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 9 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. There are 6 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

15. A school has 16 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. A car travels at 90 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. There are 5 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 16 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A shop had 132 stamps. It sold 11 in the morning and 31 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

20. A car travels at 57 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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