Word problems

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

1. A school has 24 boys and 9 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A shop had 129 cards. It sold 23 in the morning and 28 in the evening. How many cards are left?

3. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 8 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

5. There are 9 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

6. A school has 18 boys and 27 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

7. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 74. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

8. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 17 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

12. Sana buys 2 toys at Rs. 21 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

13. A rectangular garden is 25 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A car travels at 63 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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

16. A school has 24 boys and 15 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A shop had 161 balloons. It sold 33 in the morning and 25 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

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

19. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. Meera buys 4 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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