Word problems

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

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

2. There are 8 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 3 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A shop had 125 pencils. It sold 36 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

4. There are 3 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 6 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

5. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 21 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A shop had 180 cards. It sold 15 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many cards are left?

8. A car travels at 44 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

10. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 68. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

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

12. Kabir buys 4 toys at Rs. 20 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

14. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 57. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

15. A shop had 193 balloons. It sold 40 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

16. A car travels at 45 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A shop had 76 apples. It sold 14 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many apples are left?

18. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

19. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 36. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

20. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

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