Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

4. The length of a rectangle is 13 cm and its breadth is 10 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

6. A rectangular garden is 29 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

7. The length of a rectangle is 27 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

8. A school has 18 boys and 21 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A rectangular garden is 30 m long and 14 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

10. A pen costs Rs. 20 and a book costs Rs. 35. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

11. A school has 24 boys and 16 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

12. A school has 14 boys and 10 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

13. A school has 18 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

14. A school has 30 boys and 40 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

15. A rectangular garden is 36 m long and 4 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

16. A shop had 72 cards. It sold 15 in the morning and 39 in the evening. How many cards are left?

17. A car travels at 49 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

18. Priya buys 5 toys at Rs. 36 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

19. Vikram buys 6 toys at Rs. 33 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A shop had 109 coins. It sold 12 in the morning and 34 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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