Word problems

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

1. A school has 8 boys and 36 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 28 cm and its breadth is 17 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A school has 20 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

4. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 69. What is the cost of 7 pens and 2 books?

5. A school has 8 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A rectangular garden is 23 m long and 10 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 30 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

8. A shop had 92 cards. It sold 24 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many cards are left?

9. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

10. The length of a rectangle is 16 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 22 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 80. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

13. A school has 18 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 10 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 54. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

16. A shop had 70 marbles. It sold 15 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

17. A shop had 155 books. It sold 12 in the morning and 21 in the evening. How many books are left?

18. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. A school has 16 boys and 20 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A car travels at 66 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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