Word problems

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

1. A school has 12 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 7 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

4. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 13 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 18 and a book costs Rs. 49. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

6. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 25 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. A rectangular garden is 31 m long and 29 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

8. A school has 28 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A shop had 166 books. It sold 19 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many books are left?

11. There are 6 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 20 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. A shop had 158 marbles. It sold 30 in the morning and 30 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

13. A shop had 153 books. It sold 15 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many books are left?

14. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 72. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

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

16. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 4 hours. How far does it travel in km?

17. A car travels at 40 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Dev buys 6 toys at Rs. 46 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. A school has 12 boys and 8 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

20. A shop had 116 books. It sold 20 in the morning and 11 in the evening. How many books are left?

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