Word problems

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

1. A school has 16 boys and 32 girls. They sit 4 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

2. A rectangular garden is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

3. A rectangular garden is 35 m long and 5 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

4. A pen costs Rs. 5 and a book costs Rs. 62. What is the cost of 7 pens and 4 books?

5. A shop had 136 marbles. It sold 27 in the morning and 12 in the evening. How many marbles are left?

6. The length of a rectangle is 33 cm and its breadth is 6 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

7. Meera buys 2 toys at Rs. 32 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

8. The length of a rectangle is 20 cm and its breadth is 11 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

9. A pen costs Rs. 13 and a book costs Rs. 64. What is the cost of 8 pens and 4 books?

10. A car travels at 51 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

11. Tara buys 4 toys at Rs. 17 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

12. A rectangular garden is 21 m long and 9 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

13. A shop had 130 coins. It sold 21 in the morning and 29 in the evening. How many coins are left?

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

15. Neha buys 2 toys at Rs. 45 each and pays with a Rs. 500 note. How much change is returned?

16. A rectangular garden is 33 m long and 28 m wide. What is its area in square metres?

17. A school has 15 boys and 6 girls. They sit 3 to a bench. How many benches are needed?

18. The length of a rectangle is 29 cm and its breadth is 24 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

19. The length of a rectangle is 30 cm and its breadth is 27 cm. What is its perimeter in cm?

20. A car travels at 61 km per hour for 5 hours. How far does it travel in km?

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