Word problems

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

1. A school has 36 boys and 12 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 11 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. Diya buys 2 toys at Rs. 37 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

4. A shop had 186 stamps. It sold 34 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

5. A school has 9 boys and 12 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 200 stamps. It sold 14 in the morning and 22 in the evening. How many stamps are left?

7. A pen costs Rs. 24 and a book costs Rs. 78. What is the cost of 2 pens and 4 books?

8. A shop had 145 cards. It sold 17 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many cards are left?

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

10. The length of a rectangle is 21 cm and its breadth is 9 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

11. The length of a rectangle is 24 cm and its breadth is 18 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

12. There are 6 packets with 7 biscuits in each. 23 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

13. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 3 pens and 5 books?

14. A car travels at 80 km per hour for 2 hours. How far does it travel in km?

15. The length of a rectangle is 12 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

16. A rectangular garden is 28 m long and 8 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A shop had 170 balloons. It sold 20 in the morning and 17 in the evening. How many balloons are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 56. What is the cost of 6 pens and 2 books?

19. The length of a rectangle is 40 cm and its breadth is 12 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. There are 6 packets with 8 biscuits in each. 5 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

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