Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Kabir buys 5 toys at Rs. 48 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A car travels at 47 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

6. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 90. What is the cost of 5 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 96 mangoes. It sold 24 in the morning and 33 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

9. A shop had 177 stamps. It sold 22 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

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

11. A school has 36 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 15 boys and 30 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 8 pens and 5 books?

14. There are 5 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 9 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

15. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. The length of a rectangle is 17 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. A school has 21 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 50 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 12 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 22 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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