Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 16 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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

3. A rectangular garden is 12 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A shop had 178 stamps. It sold 21 in the morning and 20 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A shop had 199 stamps. It sold 10 in the morning and 32 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

6. A pen costs Rs. 25 and a book costs Rs. 66. What is the cost of 6 pens and 4 books?

7. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 5 pens and 5 books?

8. A school has 20 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

9. A shop had 167 coins. It sold 34 in the morning and 35 in the evening. How many coins are left?

10. A rectangular garden is 16 m long and 15 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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

12. A rectangular garden is 20 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. Sana buys 5 toys at Rs. 31 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A car travels at 78 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. A car travels at 88 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

16. Neha buys 6 toys at Rs. 51 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. The length of a rectangle is 8 cm and its breadth is 4 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

18. There are 3 packets with 6 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

19. A pen costs Rs. 21 and a book costs Rs. 58. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

20. A rectangular garden is 19 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

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