Word problems

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

1. A school has 32 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 143 books. It sold 28 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many books are left?

3. A shop had 133 pencils. It sold 15 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 18 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

5. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 38. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

6. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

8. A pen costs Rs. 14 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

9. There are 7 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 77 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

12. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 65. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

14. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

15. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 70. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

16. The length of a rectangle is 38 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A shop had 154 apples. It sold 24 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

20. A rectangular garden is 15 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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