Word problems

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

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

2. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 43 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 52. What is the cost of 3 pens and 2 books?

5. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 42. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

6. A shop had 88 balloons. It sold 31 in the morning and 13 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

7. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

9. Arjun buys 5 toys at Rs. 24 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

10. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

11. A shop had 162 coins. It sold 32 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many coins are left?

12. A shop had 149 coins. It sold 15 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many coins are left?

13. The length of a rectangle is 19 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

14. A car travels at 55 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. There are 8 packets with 12 biscuits in each. 72 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

16. A pen costs Rs. 6 and a book costs Rs. 33. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

17. There are 9 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 19 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A school has 10 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

19. There are 9 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 44 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

20. There are 9 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 58 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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