Word problems

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

1. A school has 15 boys and 10 girls. They sit 5 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 24 m long and 17 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. There are 4 packets with 11 biscuits in each. 13 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

4. A pen costs Rs. 11 and a book costs Rs. 89. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

5. A school has 54 boys and 48 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

6. A shop had 133 pencils. It sold 24 in the morning and 16 in the evening. How many pencils are left?

7. A shop had 108 coins. It sold 15 in the morning and 18 in the evening. How many coins are left?

8. A rectangular garden is 39 m long and 33 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

9. A school has 42 boys and 54 girls. They sit 6 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

10. Priya buys 3 toys at Rs. 30 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

11. Ananya buys 4 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A car travels at 38 km per hour for 7 hours. How far does it travel in km?

13. Sana buys 3 toys at Rs. 41 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

14. A pen costs Rs. 22 and a book costs Rs. 86. What is the cost of 3 pens and 4 books?

15. A school has 16 boys and 6 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

16. The length of a rectangle is 26 cm and its breadth is 16 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

17. There are 7 packets with 9 biscuits in each. 18 biscuits are eaten. How many are left?

18. A pen costs Rs. 9 and a book costs Rs. 82. What is the cost of 7 pens and 3 books?

19. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 60 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

20. A school has 12 boys and 18 girls. They sit 2 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

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