Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 24 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 58 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

3. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A car travels at 46 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

6. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 39. What is the cost of 2 pens and 5 books?

7. A car travels at 53 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

8. A shop had 113 marbles. It sold 37 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

9. A pen costs Rs. 23 and a book costs Rs. 67. What is the cost of 4 pens and 4 books?

10. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 71. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

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

14. A school has 16 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A school has 12 boys and 4 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

17. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. There are 3 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 26 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 8 hours. How far does it travel in km?

20. A shop had 181 coins. It sold 36 in the morning and 23 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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