Word problems

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

1. A school has 45 boys and 20 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

3. A rectangular garden is 32 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 99 mangoes. It sold 30 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

5. A rectangular garden is 37 m long and 16 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

6. The length of a rectangle is 34 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. A rectangular garden is 38 m long and 19 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

9. A shop had 70 balloons. It sold 16 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

10. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

11. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 84. What is the cost of 8 pens and 2 books?

12. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

13. Vikram buys 4 toys at Rs. 40 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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

15. A shop had 111 mangoes. It sold 40 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many mangoes are left?

16. A school has 18 boys and 30 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

17. A school has 24 boys and 28 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. A shop had 199 apples. It sold 11 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many apples are left?

19. A shop had 60 marbles. It sold 17 in the morning and 36 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

20. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 4 pens and 2 books?

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