Word problems

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

1. A school has 42 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 18 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 11 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 151 pencils. It sold 28 in the morning and 38 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

5. A shop had 124 mangoes. It sold 16 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

6. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 18 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. Meera buys 5 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

9. A car travels at 81 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. A school has 35 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. There are 6 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 31 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

13. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

14. A car travels at 70 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 24 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. There are 7 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 32 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

17. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 73. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

18. Kabir buys 2 toys at Rs. 19 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 61. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

20. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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