Word problems

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

1. A school has 25 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 4 pens and 5 books?

7. Ananya buys 3 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 47. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

9. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 32. What is the cost of 5 pens and 2 books?

10. Diya buys 4 toys at Rs. 13 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 87. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

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

14. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. A shop had 174 apples. It sold 30 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

17. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 44 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

18. A school has 36 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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