Word problems

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

1. A school has 10 boys and 12 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A car travels at 42 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

3. The length of a rectangle is 15 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A shop had 117 stamps. It sold 37 in the morning and 19 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A shop had 177 apples. It sold 35 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many apples are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 11 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. Neha buys 3 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A school has 16 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 21 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. The length of a rectangle is 14 cm and its breadth is 7 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

14. A school has 24 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

16. Diya buys 5 toys at Rs. 15 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A shop had 72 balloons. It sold 18 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. A shop had 68 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

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