Word problems

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

1. A school has 21 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. There are 5 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 14 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

3. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 6 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. The length of a rectangle is 35 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

5. A pen costs Rs. 12 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 6 pens and 5 books?

6. A car travels at 67 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

7. A shop had 95 stickers. It sold 37 in the morning and 26 in the evening. How many stickers are left?

8. A car travels at 75 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

9. The length of a rectangle is 32 cm and its breadth is 28 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

10. A car travels at 71 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. There are 8 packets with 10 biscuits in each. 52 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

12. There are 7 packets with 5 biscuits in each. 22 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A rectangular garden is 40 m long and 32 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

14. A shop had 174 coins. It sold 17 in the morning and 37 in the evening. How many coins are left?

15. A pen costs Rs. 15 and a book costs Rs. 75. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

16. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 55 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

17. A rectangular garden is 17 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

18. A pen costs Rs. 8 and a book costs Rs. 46. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

19. A shop had 166 books. It sold 38 in the morning and 24 in the evening. How many books are left?

20. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 25 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

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