Word problems

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

1. A school has 6 boys and 8 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 27 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A car travels at 36 km per hour for 6 hours. How far does it travel in km?

4. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 60. What is the cost of 5 pens and 3 books?

5. A shop had 163 balloons. It sold 36 in the morning and 27 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

6. Tara buys 5 toys at Rs. 57 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

7. A pen costs Rs. 7 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 2 pens and 3 books?

8. A pen costs Rs. 17 and a book costs Rs. 77. What is the cost of 4 pens and 3 books?

9. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 5 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. There are 5 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 29 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

11. A school has 25 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 8 boys and 14 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 30 boys and 25 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A rectangular garden is 22 m long and 12 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

15. A shop had 135 marbles. It sold 39 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

16. Sana buys 6 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 21 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A car travels at 87 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

19. A rectangular garden is 26 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

20. A pen costs Rs. 10 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

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